PICO provides suction known as Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) which draws out excess fluid from a wound. PICO consists of an NPWT pump connected to an absorbent gentle adhesive dressing. The dressing is applied to the wound bed and extra adhesive strips are placed over the outside edge to help hold the dressing in place. When the.. coated antimicrobial dressings may be used under PICO. PICO dressing will be positioned over wound bed with the port at the uppermost point from the wound (if possible) and not over the incision or. please consult each product's Instructions for Use (IFU) prior to use. What does ACTICOAT Flex do? The Acticoat Flex dressing consists of a.
please consult the product's applicable Instructions for Use (IFU) prior to use. References 1. Smith & Nephew. April 2019. Outcomes following PICO compared to conventional dressings when used prophylactically on closed surgical incisions: systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Report reference EO/AWM/PICO/004/v3. 2.. Keep the PICO pumps at least 4 inches (10 cm) away from other medical devices at all times.. please see the Instructions for Use.. multicentre study to evaluate the functionality and dressing performance of a new negative pressure enhanced dressing (NPED) in acute wounds. CT09/02, May. 19. Sharpe A, et al. Wounds UK. 2018;14(3):80-137.