Essity to join global task force on prophylactic dressing standards in wound care
Essity was selected from a wide pool of applicants to join the PDSI Task Force due to the company's expertise
Hygiene and health company Essity, maker of the Cutimed brand of wound care products, has been chosen to serve on an international task force addressing a need for treatment standards for pressure injuries. The task force will lead the Prophylactic Dressing Standards Initiative (PDSI), a new effort jointly created by the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) to establish standardised protocols for prophylactic dressings. To date, there are no known standards for prophylactic dressings, despite a global increase in usage.
Essity was selected from a wide pool of applicants to join the PDSI Task Force due to the company's expertise, innovation and offerings in advanced and acute wound care ꟷ including wound bed, infection, exudate and tissue management. Essity's range of wound care solutions under the brand Cutimed, including Cutimed Sorbact bacteria-binding technology, help deliver positive clinical outcomes in wound management.
Immediate and long-term priorities of the PDSI Task Force include:
- Define and agree on the scope of prophylactic dressing standards;
- Select specific topics and standards for initial development;
- Develop testing standards over the next three years;
- Validate testing standards through the Task Force;
- Submit validated testing standards to international and national standard organisations for accreditation.