New study: Smith+Nephew PICO System cost effective vs traditional negative pressure in prevalent leg and foot ulcers

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, is excited to announce the publication of a health economic study in Wound Management and Prevention, which states that the use of PICO^◊ Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (sNPWT) is estimated to be highly cost effective when compared with traditional NPWT (tNPWT), and may therefore provide opportunity to reduce the economic burden of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).¹

Expected cost savings per patient of using PICO sNPWT vs tNPWT were $18,504 for DFUs and $14,113 for VLUs at week 26.¹

The study results are being released at the outset of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society annual conference, WOCNext 2020, being held online.

The economic model used data from a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) to estimate wound closure rates.*² The study demonstrated superior clinical outcomes of PICO sNPWT vs tNPWT in the management of patients with lower extremity ulcers with a longer than 4 weeks duration over 12 weeks.^†2 In an economic model, for both ulcer types combined, switching from tNPWT to PICO sNPWT resulted in an expected cost saving per patient of $15,749 and 5.31 open ulcer weeks per patient over 26 weeks, and a 31% increase in percentage of expected closed ulcers.¹

In the United States alone, chronic wounds affect 6 million people, with increasing numbers anticipated in growing elderly and diabetic populations.³ One study showed that DFUs alone are estimated to cost the US health system between $9 to $13 billion.⁴ These wounds can be managed with tNPWT,⁵ but it can be costly, complex to use and limit patient mobility.^6,7

“Tools that decrease skyrocketing healthcare costs and improve patient’s quality of life are always needed for wound care patients. The novel and inventive technology of the PICO system does both,” said Dr. Cyaandi Dove D.P.M., co-author of the 2019 RCT. “The PICO system should be embraced by wound care practitioners for its ease of use, effective outcomes and improved patient satisfaction.”

The unique PICO^◊ sNPWT dressing includes the proprietary AIRLOCK^◊ Technology for uniform and consistent delivery of therapeutic NPWT across the wound and peri-wound area.⁸ By minimizing the need for fillers and reducing dressing change frequency compared with traditional NPWT², PICO sNPWT helps healing to progress undisturbed, contributing to faster time to healing, improved quality and distribution of granulation tissue and more consistent re-epithelialization.⁹

PICO sNPWT has a strong evidence base with 137 published papers of which 26 are published RCTs and health economic evaluations, and 79 are unique clinical studies.¹⁰

To learn more about PICO sNPWT see www.smith-nephew.com/kirsner

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* n=161, † p<0.001 for wound area and p=0.014 for depth, ‡ in-vivo testing

Disclaimer

For detailed product information including indications for use, contraindications, precautions and warnings please consult the product’s applicable Instructions for Use (IFU) prior to use. In the United States PICO 7 sNPWT is not indicated for use with compression therapy.

About Smith+Nephew

Smith+Nephew is a portfolio medical technology business that exists to restore people’s bodies and their self-belief by using technology to take the limits off living. We call this purpose ‘Life Unlimited’. Our 17,500+ employees deliver this mission every day, making a difference to patients’ lives through the excellence of our product portfolio, and the invention and application of new technologies across our three global franchises of Orthopaedics, Advanced Wound Management and Sports Medicine & ENT.

Founded in Hull, UK, in 1856, we now operate in more than 100 countries, and generated annual sales of $5.1 billion in 2019. Smith+Nephew is a constituent of the FTSE100 (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN). The terms ‘Group’ and ‘Smith+Nephew’ are used to refer to Smith & Nephew plc and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.

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