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GetBackOnTrack with PICO NHW

Are non-healing wounds getting your patients stuck on the road to recovery?

PICO◊ Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT), with AIRLOCK◊ Technology, helps to kick-start wound healing, enabling you to free your patients from the burden of stalled wounds.*1–3

Get back on track with PICO◊ sNPWT

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Non-healing wounds are more than just a clinical challenge

Non-healing wounds (NHWs) can be defined as any wound that has not responded to standard treatment and has reduced by less than 40% in 4 weeks.4
Beyond the clinical complexity, NHWs present both personal and economic challenges.5,6  
 
Time doesn’t heal all wounds, but the right care, at the right moment, can.

Time doesn’t heal all wounds, but the right care, at the right moment, can.

Uncover deeper insights into stalled healing through data from 1,057 wounds.

NHWs are associated with an increased risk of complications, contributing to greater resource utilisation, delayed hospital discharge, and higher mortality.5,13–17

Early use of advanced therapies can be the difference between progression towards healing and ongoing chronicity3  
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Wound healing rates were approximately 60% higher when sNPWT was initiated within 3 months of wound duration compared to wounds treated after more than 1 year.¶3
 

Best practice advocates for timely wound reviews, supporting escalation when healing stalls4

Wounds UK provides a clear algorithm to support the active treatment of NHWs in the community.4 It recommends reviewing wounds for active treatment:4

After 2–4 weeks of standard care/dressings From day 1 of care, if the patient is identified as having a non-healing wound .

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Consider an active treatment approach to overcome the barriers to wound healing

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is an active treatment option that utilises a pump connected to a sealed dressing to apply controlled negative pressure.16 This promotes wound healing through several key mechanisms:  
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NPWT through the eyes of the experts

In these short videos, leading clinicians share their expectations for local wound treatment and discuss the benefits of NPWT for patients. 

NPWT has the potential to alter the course of NHWs by helping to initiate the healing response.

NPWT has the potential to alter the course of NHWs by helping to initiate the healing response.

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Spot stalled healing with our clinician e-learning module.
PICO◊ sNPWT is a lightweight, portable device that delivers consistent negative pressure without the need for a canister.1,2,36–39
“It’s subtle, it’s under the clothing, it’s a small device, the patient can continue with their day-to-day work life.40”
Rosemary Hill, Wound Ostomy Nurse at Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver.  
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PICO◊ sNPWT: Clinical impact powered by design innovation

PICO◊ sNPWT, delivers 360° pro-active therapy that addresses key barriers to wound healing.23–25,27–32,36,43–47 By activating the biology of healing and providing a pro-healing environment, PICO◊ sNPWT supports the recovery of your patients with NHWs.  
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Evidence shows that using PICO◊ sNPWT as an active treatment, with its multiple mechanisms of action, can help improve healing rates in NHWs,

Evidence shows that using PICO◊ sNPWT as an active treatment, with its multiple mechanisms of action, can help improve healing rates in NHWs,

 thereby helping reduce associated nursing resources and costs (compared to standard dressings).3,41,48  

Discover the data that underpins PICO◊ sNPWT. Access our evidence compendium.

It’s not just what we say. It’s what we do. Discover Kevin’s story.

Hear from Kevin, a patient with a diabetic foot ulcer, as he shares how the PICO◊ System gave him comfort and a renewed sense of freedom.  
Disclaimer
*Compared to baseline trajectory, n=52 wounds; p<0.006. Products may not be available in all markets because product availability is subject to the regulatory and/or medical practices in individual markets. Please contact your Smith+Nephew representative or distributor if you have questions about the availability of Smith+Nephew products in your area. 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.  
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