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UK’s NICE Publishes a Medtech Innovation Briefing on PICO™ for the Prophylactic Use in Surgically Closed Incisions to Reduce Surgical Site Complications


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03 Jul, 2018, 07:00 GMT

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LONDON and NEW YORK, July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN) (NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces that the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a Medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the use of PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT).

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The MIB reports the prophylactic use of PICO as a potentially more effective alternative to standard surgical dressings in the prevention of surgical site complications (SSCs). This is the first and only MIB published by NICE on an NPWT device for preventing SSCs.

Complications from surgical incisions are a significant economic and human burden, costing an approximate £1 billion[1] to the NHS each year and contributing to significant morbidity and mortality in the UK and globally. A recent World Union of Wound Healing Societies consensus guidelines reports that up to 60% of surgical site infections (SSIs) are preventable[2].

The prophylactic use of the PICO system is proven to be effective in reducing SSCs, including SSIs and dehiscence (wound rupturing) of the surgical incision, in patients at elevated risk of SSCs[7].

The PICO dressing has a proprietary AIRLOCK™ Technology that uniformly and consistently delivers NPWT across a surgical incision and the surrounding zone of injury generated naturally by the incision itself[3],[4]. This proprietary feature is designed to help reduce the risk of wound complications by reducing post-operative fluid, swelling and associated tension around a closed surgical incision compared with standard dressings[5],[6]. The combination of these actions helps reduce the risk of surgical wound dehiscence[7] and SSIs[7], the 2 most common SSCs.

Evidence shows how the prophylactic use of PICO resulted in fewer complications, and in earlier discharge from hospitals, reducing length of stay, on average by more than 8 days, in closed laparotomy wounds after abdominal surgery[8]*, which has the potential to release bed days for the NHS. In patients undergoing primary hip and knee arthroplasties, it was estimated that care with PICO enabled cost savings of more than £7,000 per high-risk patient (BMI ≥35 or ASA ≥3) compared with care with standard dressings[9]**.

Read more about NICE's finding here: http://www.smith-nephew.com/PICOMIB

Ms Pauline Whitehouse, Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Worthing Hospital, said, "Following the introduction of PICO into our Trust for moderate- to high-risk incisions, we quickly noticed a significant reduction in superficial surgical site infections. We have now introduced PICO across the Trust and are seeing similar reductions in infective complications for other specialities."

MIBs are objective information on device and diagnostic technologies to aid local decision-making by clinicians, managers and procurement professionals. They are NICE advice, designed to support NHS and social care commissioners and staff who are considering using new medical devices, and other medical or diagnostic technologies. The briefing will help avoid the need for organisations to produce similar information locally, saving staff time and resources. MIBs are commissioned by NHS England and produced in support of the NHS 5-Year Forward View, specifically as one of a number of steps that will accelerate innovation in new treatments and diagnostics.

As part of the MIB, NICE conducted a thorough review of the published and peer-reviewed data from a variety of meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The effectiveness of PICO in reducing SSCs has been examined in 10 RCTs and multiple observational studies. A recently published 1,839 patient meta-analysis demonstrated the efficacy of PICO, used prophylactically, significantly reducing SSIs by 58% in closed surgical incisions compared with standard care[5]***.

PICO is suitable for use in both hospital and community settings, and is approved for a number of indications, including surgically closed incision sites.

"NICE MIBs are a great resource for NHS organisations, and are often a reference used by healthcare systems beyond the UK. Today we are delighted to see the NICE MIB support for the prophylactic use of PICO as an effective alternative for clinicians who look to reduce their rates of surgical site complications. This will provide them with the confidence to use PICO for their at-risk patients and procedures, in support of their efforts to achieve better economic and clinical outcomes," said Paolo Di Vincenzo, Smith & Nephew's SVP of Advanced Wound Management. "With PICO, we are keeping Smith & Nephew at the forefront of delivering pioneering solutions that continue to improve current standards of care, by reducing the burden and delivering better clinical and economic outcomes. PICO has shown significant clinical results in reducing life-threatening infections on closed surgical incisions, which has contributed significantly to improved patient outcomes, in a cost-effective portable solution."

About Smith & Nephew 

Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business dedicated to helping healthcare professionals improve people's lives. With leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma & Extremities, Smith & Nephew has around 15,000 employees and a presence in more than 100 countries. Annual sales in 2017 were almost $4.8 billion. Smith & Nephew is a member of the FTSE100 (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).

For more information about Smith & Nephew, please visit our website http://www.smith-nephew.com, follow @SmithNephewplc on Twitter or visit SmithNephewplc on Facebook.com.

Forward-looking Statements 

This document may contain forward-looking statements that may or may not prove accurate. For example, statements regarding expected revenue growth and trading margins, market trends and our product pipeline are forward-looking statements. Phrases such as "aim", "plan", "intend", "anticipate", "well-placed", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "target", "consider" and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied by the statements. For Smith & Nephew, these factors include: economic and financial conditions in the markets we serve, especially those affecting health care providers, payers and customers; price levels for established and innovative medical devices; developments in medical technology; regulatory approvals, reimbursement decisions or other government actions; product defects or recalls or other problems with quality management systems or failure to comply with related regulations; litigation relating to patent or other claims; legal compliance risks and related investigative, remedial or enforcement actions; disruption to our supply chain or operations or those of our suppliers; competition for qualified personnel; strategic actions, including acquisitions and dispositions, our success in performing due diligence, valuing and integrating acquired businesses; disruption that may result from transactions or other changes we make in our business plans or organisation to adapt to market developments; and numerous other matters that affect us or our markets, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or reputational nature. Please refer to the documents that Smith & Nephew has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Smith & Nephew's most recent annual report on Form 20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors. Any forward-looking statement is based on information available to Smith & Nephew as of the date of the statement. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Smith & Nephew are qualified by this caution. Smith & Nephew does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in circumstances or in Smith & Nephew's expectations. 

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* 50-patient study; length of stay reduced: PICO 6.1 days; control group 14.7 days; p<0.019

** Calculations based on a 220-patient RCT

*** Meta-analysis included 10 RCT and 6 observational studies. Reduction in SSI (16 studies) included 1,839 patients (2,154 incisions); PICO 5.2%; control group 12.5%; p<0.0001. Mean reduction in hospital length of stay (8 studies included): 0.47 days; p<0.0001

References: 

1. Guest J et al, Health economic burden that different wound types impose on the UK's National Health Service. Int Wound J 2016; doi: 10.1111/iwj.12603

2. World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) Consensus Document. Closed surgical incision management: understanding the role of NPWT. Wounds International, 2016

3. Data on File. DS/17/253/R. Project Opal PICO 7 System Stability Testing - Initial Time Point. October 2017

4. Malmsjö M et al. Biological effects of a disposable, canisterless Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system (in-vitro). Eplasty 2014; 14:e15

5. Selvaggi F et al., New Advances in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) for Surgical Wounds of Patients Affected with Crohn's Disease. Surgical Technology International XXIV; 83- 89

6. Loveluck et al (2016) Biomechanical modeling of forces applied to closed incision during NPWT eplasty16e20

7. Strugala, V. and Martin, R. Meta-analysis of comparative trials evaluating a prophylactic single-use negative pressure wound therapy system for the prevention of surgical site complications. Surgical Infections (2017). DOI 10.1089/sur.2017.156

8. O'Leary, Donal Peter et al. 2017. "Prophylactic Negative Pressure Dressing Use in Closed Laparotomy Wounds Following Abdominal Operations." Annals of Surgery. Jun 265(6): 1082-1086

9. Nherera LM, Trueman P, Karlakki SL. Cost-effectiveness analysis of single-use negative pressure wound therapy dressings (sNPWT) to reduce surgical site complications (SSC) in routine primary hip and knee replacements. Wound Repair Regen. April 2017. doi:10.1111/wrr.12530

PDF: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/713194/PICO_Single_Use_Negative_Pressure_Wound_Therapy.pdf

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