Preventing and Treating Surgical Site Infections with Collatamp G

Is it really possible to improve patient care and surgical outcomes and reduce hospital costs?

Preventing and treating surgical site infections with Collatamp G can achieve those objectives—at a cost of less than half of 1% of your OR budget.

How Collatamp G Works

Collatamp G is a fully resorbable surgical "sponge" made out of collagen, a natural substance found in the skin.

During surgery, the surgeon places Collatamp G in the surgical wound. The collagen matrix of Collatamp G accelerates hemostasis (clotting) and speeds wound healing.

Unlike other collagen-based hemostats, though, Collatamp G also releases gentamicin, a powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic that helps prevent and treat surgical site infections.

Because collagen is a natural part of skin, it is easily resorbed by the body—eliminating the need for secondary removal surgeries.

A Powerful, Cost-Effective Enhancement for Systemic Antibiotics

Using Collatamp G gives you the potential to reduce your hospital's rate of surgical site infections 50-85% for certain surgeries.

Collatamp G is a powerful, effective adjunct to the prophylactic antibiotic protocols that are already used at your hospital.

By delivering a high localized dose of gentamicin directly to the surgical site, Collatamp G kills bacteria that may be antibiotic-resistant at lower doses.

Collatamp G has been used in over two million patients over 20 years globally, and, to date, there have been no side effects reported.

Wide Applications and Ease of Use

Collatamp G has wide surgical applications:

GI/Abdominal
Cardiothoracic
Colorectal
Orthopedic
Vascular
Plastic

Collatamp G is particularly indicated for high-risk patients.

Because the material is fully resorbable, Collatamp G doesn't need to be removed from the body when the antibiotic dose has been delivered—saving time and resources.

Significant Overall Savings

Surgical site infections cost the Canadian healthcare system over $200 million each year.

But simply using Collatamp G on high-risk surgical patients can reduce healthcare costs for surgical site infections by at least 25%.

Interested in Learning More?

Find out patient criteria for using Collatamp G to prevent and treat surgical site infections.

Learn about the hospital cost benefits of using Collatamp G.

Contact us to request a free sample and discover how your hospital can start using Collatamp G to reduce surgical site infections.

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