International study shows incisions managed with unique PICO◊ NPWT System demonstrated significantly fewer healing complica...
December 17 2014 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), global medical
technology business, today announces that data from an
international, multicentre-study1 presented at the Aesthetic
Surgery of the Breast Symposium (Milan, December 10-13, 2014), has
shown significantly fewer wound healing complications associated
with breast reduction surgery, through the post-operative
application of PICO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). The
study, led by Dr Robert Galiano of the Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA, analysed the
effectiveness of PICO in the reduction of post-surgical
complications.
PICO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
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200 bilateral breast reduction patients were observed across six
leading centres PICO was used as an incision management system and
compared to the standard post–operative wound care procedure
(surgical strips). The primary analysis shows significantly fewer
healing complications for PICO compared to standard care
(p<0.004), and a 38% relative reduction in surgical dehiscence
from 26.4% to 16.2% (p<0.033).
Scar Quality Improved
The study also evaluated the scar quality at 42 and 90 days post
surgery. Both POSAS (Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale),
and VAS (Visual Analogue scale) scoring systems demonstrated that
PICO provided a superior quality scar (p<0.001) over standard of
care at 42 and 90 days.
Presenting the findings at Aesthetic Surgery of the Breast, Dr.
Risal Djohan, of Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, said, “This surgical
procedure has a high frequency of postoperative complications,
particularly in patients overweight or obese, where the percentage
ranges from 21.6% to 35%2-5. For a patient group with high
expectations6, PICO presents surgeons with an opportunity to reduce
surgical incision complications and improve the aesthetic
outcome.
Dr. Maurizio Nava, congress president and associated professor
of Plastic Surgery at the University of Milan, says ‘The
psychological impact of breast surgery is considerable and often
scarring is the primary source of dissatisfaction for 65% of the
patients7. Data from clinical investigations into breast surgery,
suggest that innovative devices like PICO◊, can effectively
reduce the incidence of surgical complications and improve the scar
appearance, and this is particularly important for high risk
patient groups. This is important for breast reduction surgery, but
may also have an impact on breast reconstruction and on aesthetic
interventions.”
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