New Study Indicates Medical Device Can Cut Infection Rates, Shorten Patient Stays

CHICAGO -- An innovative medical device is responsible for reducing surgical site infection rates by more than 50 percent and for significantly shortening hospital stays when compared with traditional narcotic pain care, according to a study presented at the 47th annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy (ICAAC). These results indicate that ON-Q® PainBuster with ON-Q SilverSoaker™ Antimicrobial Catheter from I-Flow Corporation may have the potential to save healthcare facilities billions of dollars if used for post-surgical pain relief across multiple surgeries.

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