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Benefit to you

  • Early patient mobility
    LEVO fully enables early mobility protocols as per the ERAS guidelines.
  • Early chest catheter removal
    Fluids above valve and a depressed bulb are early indicators of lung expansion and thus speeds up chest catheter removal.
  • Less effort
    Shorter setup, easy management, easy drainage of the collection chamber.
  • Cost savings
    Early mobility and chest catheter removal equals shorter hospital stay.
    Less effort saves ICU nursing time
    Less complications save costs.

How does LEVO work?

• Flutter/Scheffler valve
• Mobile suction dome
• Dry suction regulation
• Air-leak indicators
• Safe tube milking
• Increase drainage capacity

Health economics

1. The effect on length of stay

Early patient mobilization shortens length of stay: patients mobilise up to three days faster, leave hospital 30-50% sooner, and incur up to 49% less costs.

LEVO is compact and lightweight and can be orientated in any way, helping patients mobilize.

Unique indicators assist in faster clinical decisions.

* Bertrandt et al, 2019

2. Safety and Complications

Maintains the seal, even if knocked over.
Tube clamping is never required.
Safe and easy patient transport.
Simplicity equals safety.

* Mattoli et al, 2008

3. Addresses ICU nurse shortage

OR: Connect & drain, no setup
ICU: Saves time, simple to use
Easy patient mobilisation
No need to replace canisters
Less training required
Less complications

* Xu et al, 2021

4. Approved for outpatient management

Low probability for user error & complications.
Patients can perform self-care activities with reduced risk of harm.
Lower probability of hospital acquired infections.

* Massongo et al, 2014

5. Fewer units used

Only one LEVO needed per chest catheter.
Fewer canisters are procured, stored and discarded as medical waste.
LEVO saves costs at every step of the supply & ‘in-use’ chain.

* Abdulsalam et al, 2019

Sinapi LEVO

A Chest drain for every setting.