Reduce patient bed days and alleviate the pressure on hospitals Following surgery the PICO ◊ system reduced: 1 Patient length of stay by 1.75 days the odds of a surgical site infection by 63% the odds of dehiscence by 30% compared to standard surgical dressings NICE recommended NICE Medtech Guidance supports PICO 2 Helping you get CLOSER TO ZERO ◊ surgical site complications Read the clinical study to learn more : smith-nephew.com/pico-surgical References: 1. Saunders, C., Buzza, K. and Nherera, L. 2019. A single use negative pressure system reduces surgical site complications compared with conventional dressings in closed surgical incisions: a systematic literature review with meta-analysis. Poster presented at the European Wound Management Association annual meeting, June 5-7, 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden. 2. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. PICO negative pressure wound dressings for closed surgical incisions (MTG43) [online] accessible from:. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/mtg43 Last accessed April 14, 2020 ◊Trademark of Smith & Nephew. All Trademarks acknowledged. ©April 2020 Smith+Nephew. 24893 | GMC1093-A
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