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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System

• Incision Management
• Introducing PICO
• Kick Start Chronic Wounds
• Evidence
• Information

Your world is getting tougher.

Your surgical world is increasingly challenging.

Protect your patients and your reputation with PICO.

Surgical caseloads are progressively more complex and high risk patients are increasingly common:

1. Higher number of obese patients
2. Higher number of older patients
3. More patients with multiple co-morbidities

It’s more critical than ever to protect against post-operative complications.  We can help you do this.

PICO is an incision management system that promotes optimal healing, giving you more control over what happens when your patient leaves theatre.

What risks do you face?

• An increasing number of patients have co-morbidities and so are often considered to be high-risk for surgery and recovery
• Complex surgical procedures and compromised patients increase the risk of incision-related complications¹
• Surgical site complications are associated with considerable morbidity and contribute to additional healthcare resources – at substantial cost to your hospital, as well as your patients’ wellbeing²

To see how PICO can help your clinical speciality, click here to visit the PICO Incision Managment microsite

Improving outcomes with incisional NPWT

The mechanism of action of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) improves the speed, strength and quality of incisional wound healing, thus minimising the failures of healing that lead to infection and/or dehiscence.

Considerable evidence shows NPWT delivers clinical benefits as part of effective incision management.³
This video shows PICO's mode of action

To see how PICO can help your clinical speciality, click here to visit the PICO Incision Managment microsite

References

1. Gomoll AH, Lin A, Harris MB. Incisional vacuum-assisted closure therapy. J Orthop Trauma 2006; 20(10):705–9.
2. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Guideline 74. Surgical site infection: prevention and treatment of surgical site infection. London: NICE; 2008.
3. Karlakki S et al, Negative pressure wound therapy for management of the surgical incision in orthopaedic surgery, Bone Joint Res 2013; 2:276-84.

Introducing PICO^◊: Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

PICO opens up new possibilities for people who may never before have benefitted from Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).

Created with patients in mind

Pocket-sized PICO is designed to let patients get on with their lives: discreet, lightweight and easy-to-use.  PICO can be left in place for up to 7 days, reducing disruption to patients and supporting them through the healing process.

Unrivalled simplicity with cutting-edge technology

The PICO pump is connected to an innovative dressing which:

1. Maintains the negative pressure across the wound bed¹
2. Removes the exudate from the wound bed through absorbency and evaporation ¹

Rollover the product animation below to view more details.

PICO: The no-hassle NPWT

• As easy to apply as a dressing – quick and easy dressing changes can free up nursing time
• Small enough to fit in a pocket for total portability – helping to improve quality of life and patient concordance
• Simple one button operation – can be paused for up to one hour to enable showering
• Available in both hospital and community care settings - Drug Tariff, NHS Supply Chain direct from Smith & Nephew
• Single use – means no logistics to manage 

Which dressing size to choose?

PICO is available in a range of sizes.  Choose a size of dressing that, when applied, allows coverage of the wound whilst keeping the port away from the area of injury.

Size	Pad Size	S&N Code	NHS Code	PIP Code
10cm x 20cm	5.6cm x 15cm	66801358	ELZ653	366-8571
10cm x 30cm	5.6cm x 25cm	66801359	ELZ654	366-0032
10cm x 40cm	5.6cm x 35cm	66801360	ELZ650	377-7646
15cm x 15cm	10cm x 10cm	66801361	ELZ655	366-0024
15cm x 20cm	10cm x 15cm	66801362	ELZ656	366-0016
15cm x 30cm	10cm x 25cm	66801363	ELZ651	377-7653
20cm x 20cm	15cm x 15cm	66801364	ELZ652	377-7679
25cm x 25cm	20cm x 20cm	66801365	ELZ657	377-7661

Indications

PICO is indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure wound therapy) as it may promote wound healing via removal of low to moderate levels of exudate and infectious materials.  PICO is suitable for use in both a hospital and community setting:

• Acute
• Chronic
• Flaps and grafts
• Incision sites
• Partial-thickness burns
• Subacute and dehisced wounds
• Traumatic
• Ulcers (such as diabetic or pressure)

Carrying PICO View larger photo of PICO bag PICO is small enough to fit into a pocket or handbag. It's very discreet. A bag is also available to carry PICO. This can be ordered using code 66800918

Click here to see the PICO Patient Information booklet

References

1. Data on file reference DS 11/037/R2 In-vitro wound model testing of PICO at a moderate exudate flow rate March 2011.

Now more than ever, there is a drive to treat patients away from resource-intensive hospitals, to treatment in the community

Above is the thing that's worked perfectly until this morning. I think, to be honest I am a bit allergic to the dressings again. Because during the night I had rubbed the dressings off my skin, there fore breaking the seal. That makes it work. So I awoke to the buzzer sounding in my ear. I phoned Ward F2 at the Hospital, I think the nurse that answered was the one who nearly carried out CPR on me, when I was admitted to the ward 3 weeks ago. She passed me on to the ward sister. And it is so bad that not more is done for single people, who don't have a car and driver at their disposal. I promised that I would get it checked out on Monday by my GP or a district nurse, and she was happy. So I am happy.

CPISRA World Games

Games Starters gather to kick off training for the CPISRA World Games

 

Posted on 9th May 20158th May 2015 by Claire Herrick 

With three months to go until the start of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games, the Games Starter Programme, sponsored by Carillion Plc, kicks off their training this weekend. Volunteers from across the country will be coming together in Nottingham, joined by Paralympic athletes Dan West, Sam Ruddock, Fran Williamson and Leon Taylor. Hosted by […]

Apart from, the fact that I missed my 'Games Starter' Induction, in Nottingham for the Cerebral Palsy World Games:( Which would have been so fabulous, because I couldn't believe my luck, there was a train to Nottingham,  leaving from Dore at 8.30am. Arriving at 9.30, just a short ride on the tram. And I was there at Nottingham Trent University, where all the Game Starters, were to meet with Team GB, and hear what would be expected.

I know I couldn't have done it today:( So I'm glad I didn't push myself. I did however go for an insy ride with Holly dog, to the meadow for a poo. Her you must understand!!! It was so blustery, I love cycling in that type of weather my trike, is made for it.