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The value adds up. Pressure injury prevention. 2.5 million Americans are affected by pressure injuries each year. 1 On average, pressure injuries extend hospital stays by 9.5 days and lead to associated costs of $21,767. 2 Don't let pressure injuries cost you. 3 As your partner in prevention, Smith+Nephew works to alleviate the pressures of pressure injuries. Scan to learn more at partnersinprevention.com Please see the Instructions for use for each product for indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and other important information. Trademark of Smith+Nephew © 2023 Smith+Nephew PPEE4-38460-0323 Reference: 1. Wassel, CL, Delhougne, G, Gayle, JA, Dreyfus, J, Larson, B. Risk of readmissions, mortality, and hospital-acquired conditions across hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) stages in a US National Hospital Discharge database. Int Wound J. 2020; 17: 1924– 1934. 2. National Scorecard on Hos pital-Acquired Conditions, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). June 2019. Accessed November, 2019 at AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017. 3. European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline. Emily Haesler (Ed.). EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA: 2019.

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