| Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical | | | | strict laws and regulations are trying to ensure that |
| mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage | | | | hospitals don't incur laxity on their part. |
| to patients - Carl Levin | | | | Most of the hospitals are not too keen to apply the |
| As millions of surgical procedures are conducted | | | | latest technology in the use of surgical disposables |
| across the globe, sterile hospital environment has | | | | due to the already high operational costs. Numerous |
| acquired importance like never before. Reports say | | | | researches are being done to come up with more |
| that around 25 % of the human deaths happens due | | | | effective yet cost effective surgical disposable |
| to infectious diseases. Infection control is critical to | | | | equipments. |
| any hospital's success. This realization has led to the | | | | Overall, the market for surgical disposables is huge |
| increased focus on disposable or single use surgery | | | | and has undergone impressive change in the last |
| equipments worldwide. The risk of contracting | | | | decade. One of the industry insider say that the |
| infection during and post surgery are quite high. | | | | surgical disposables market in central and eastern |
| Subsequently hospital staffers put disposable and | | | | Europe is poised for strong growth as uptake levels |
| sterile products as their top-most priority these days. | | | | will increase significantly over the next few years. |
| A broad classification of the surgical disposables will | | | | The only factor that comes in the way of Indian |
| include gloves, drapes, face masks, gowns, scrubs | | | | companies trying to cash upon the upcoming |
| etc. These are common products used by the | | | | opportunity is - Quality. Indian quality standards needs |
| hospital staffers for surgeries across the medical field. | | | | to improve a lot before they can think of projecting |
| The wide spread use of surgical disposables ensures | | | | themselves as emerging market leaders. |
| the prevention and transfer of harmful bacterias and | | | | Surgical disposables exporters agree that the |
| on top of it limits the direct exposure to blood and | | | | development of the private health care market and |
| blood borne pathogens. | | | | the creation of greater awareness among patients |
| It's a no- brainer that a single use device is more | | | | and physicians with the help of educational initiatives |
| secure and infection free as compared to reusable | | | | will be the key to sustain market momentum. It |
| one. There has been a rise in incidents of surgical site | | | | would be highly interesting to see how long does |
| infections, respiratory infections in last few years. | | | | Indian companies take before they make a mark of |
| Governments, across the globe with the help of | | | | their own in the global market ! |