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SPAIN OPERATING ROOM TEXTILES

SPAIN OPERATING ROOM TEXTILES. SPANISH MARKET. Historic development - O.R.Textiles. Hospitals used to prepare their O.R. textile packs. Outsourcing laundry service Low quality cotton products and poor laundry service for O.R. exigency. Introduction of disposable O.R. textiles

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SPAIN OPERATING ROOM TEXTILES

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  1. SPAIN OPERATING ROOM TEXTILES

  2. SPANISH MARKET Historic development - O.R.Textiles • Hospitals used to prepare their O.R. textile packs. • Outsourcing laundry service • Low quality cotton products and poor laundry service for O.R. exigency. • Introduction of disposable O.R. textiles • New scenario for reusable O.R. textiles

  3. SPANISH MARKET O.R. TEXTILE MARKET TODAY • Disposables: 65% • Cotton/Poly-cotton textiles: 30% • Technical reusable textiles: 5% LAUNDRY GROUPS: • FLISA: 28 laundries • INDUSAL: 20 laundries

  4. SPANISH MARKET 19 REGIONS WITH OWN REGIONAL GOVERMENT AND ADMINSTRATION • Population of Spain: 47.000.000 • Nr. of hospitals: 750 • Surgical operations: 4.300.000 • Childbirths: 500.000

  5. SPANISH MARKET Strengths of DISPOSABLES • Large sales organization • Less warehousing space • Lightweight O.R. packs • Longer pack shelf life • Perception of single use safety • Convenient for nurses: Combipack • Sealed joints critical and non critical areas (drapes) • Easy to cover and uncover the patient • Drapes incorporate incision films (Neuro, oftalmo, etc) • Use of staples

  6. SPANISH MARKET Weackness of DISPOSABLES • Lowering prices when their costs are increasing • Use and dispose off is no longer the future • Tendency to recyclable products • Still expensive • Single use quality • Less comfortable • Less resistant • Less friendly with environment

  7. SPANISH MARKET Challenge for REUSABLE TECHNICAL TEXTILES • Balance increasing costs with longer life of the products. • Invest on increasing performance. - Textiles: auxiliary high absorbent materials, comfort, new fibers/new technologies. - Design of the drape systems and packs. - Keep ahead of disposables.

  8. SPANISH MARKET FUTURE OF REUSABLES IN SPAIN • Technical reusable concept is new. • Possible increase of reusable gowns. • Lack of processors/sterilization services. • Opportunity for reusables.

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