New Survey Reveals Insight into Simplifying the Job of Wound Care; Products that are Clinically Effective and Cost-Efficient Play Key Role in Successful Patient Outcomes

Choosing the appropriate wound care products from the many choicesavailable is important to simplifying care. When considering productchoice for optimal wound care, the survey showed:

-- nearly 70 percent of respondents feel that in terms of simplifying the job of wound care, it is extremely important to have compatible products available that work well together.

-- 34 percent of respondents reported they sometimes find it confusing to choose the right product for a patient.

-- nearly 94 percent consider effectiveness to be extremely important when choosing a product.

-- more than 90 percent of survey respondents felt it was extremely or somewhat important to trust in the company that makes a wound care product they use.

In addition, the survey showed that wound care providers view theavailability of cutting edge products as important to simplifying thejob of wound care. In fact, more than 97 percent feel it is importantor extremely important that wound dressings incorporate the latest inwound care technologies and more than 90 percent feel that, generallyspeaking, it is important or extremely important that wound dressingsare based on cutting-edge technology.

"The survey results reinforce that clinicians are looking forbetter wound care solutions that can make their jobs easier as theystrive for optimal patient outcomes," said Kristen Comstock, marketingmanager, 3M Health Care. "At 3M, we are dedicated to providing highlyeffective wound care solutions that are easy to use. We listen to ourcustomers and leverage our research and development expertise toadvance wound care technology and bring new solutions to market. Inaddition, we supplement our offerings with educational opportunitiesfor clinicians to help them to stay abreast of the latest advances inwound care."

Survey findings show that successful wound care depends mostimportantly on clinically effective and cost-efficient,state-of-the-art, compatible products that enable clinicians to focuson successful patient outcomes. The Tegaderm line of products from 3Moffers a variety of wound dressings that help to simplify the job ofwound care. 3M Skin Health is dedicated to providing educationalopportunities for wound care providers and developing simple,dependable and trusted products on which clinicians can rely. Moreinformation on the Tegaderm product family can be found atwww.3m.com/tegaderm.

About 3M Skin Health

From easy-to-use, effective wound care dressings to innovativeskin closure applications, 3M is a leader in providing solutions thatare focused on simplifying and improving skin health. As part of 3MHealth Care, 3M Skin Health offers an extensive line of products inthe areas of skin and wound care, IV therapy, dressing and devicesecural, and skin closures. 3M Health Care, one of six major businesssegments at 3M, is a leading provider of solutions for medical,dental, pharmaceutical and health information systems markets. Keybrands from 3M Skin Health include: Tegaderm, Coban, Cavilon andSteri-Strip.

3M, Tegaderm, Coban, Cavilon, and Steri-Strip are trademarks of3M.