Global Patient Lateral Transfer Market 2019-2023

A key driver for the global patient lateral transfer market will be the increasing regulations to minimize manual patient handling. Different situations demand distinct care, and thus special considerations should be made by caregivers while transferring the patient. Patients in emergency rooms may be suffering from a variety of illnesses, ailments, or injuries and lateral transfer should be done depending on these factors. Addressing these concerns is important to reduce or eliminate injuries of both healthcare workers and patients. Therefore, growing regulations to minimize manual patient handling will drive the patient lateral transfer market.


Global patient lateral transfer market: Increasing prevalence of home healthcare services
The demand for healthcare products and services by patients and healthcare providers has been increasing owing to factors such as longer life expectancy, growing aging population, and increasing cases of chronic diseases. There is an increasing demand for home healthcare, owing to factors such as preferences for recovering at home than in the hospital, especially for older people, lower costs and better follow-up in case of chronic illnesses.

Global patient lateral transfer market: Segmentation analysis
This patient lateral transfer market analysis report segments the market by product (air-assisted lateral transfer mattresses, sliding sheets, and accessories) and geography (Asia, Europe, North America, and ROW).

The air-assisted lateral transfer mattresses segment held the largest patient lateral transfer market share in 2018. The increasing number of MSDs in healthcare workers, the rising patient population due to the increase in chronic and lifestyle diseases, and the growing demand for lateral transfer devices is driving the growth of the segment.