What starts out as a small problem after surgery can sometimes lead to an infection that can get out of control and, in many cases, prove to be deadly.
In the U.S., infections cost about 25 million dollars every year. Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor of Fox News.com, recently sat down with Dr. John Latins, vascular surgeon and head of the wound center at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City to talk about a new technology that is keeping patients safer after surgery.
PICO is new type of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NP WT) that is different from traditional systems because it is pocket-sized and single use.
Previous NP WT systems used a large, bulky canister to collect the fluids that drain from surgical wounds. But the PICO system uses a palm-sized pump and a high-tech dressing that helps to manage fluids more easily.
In the U.S., infections cost about 25 million dollars every year. Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor of Fox News.com, recently sat down with Dr. John Latins, vascular surgeon and head of the wound center at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City to talk about a new technology that is keeping patients safer after surgery.
PICO is new type of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NP WT) that is different from traditional systems because it is pocket-sized and single use.
Previous NP WT systems used a large, bulky canister to collect the fluids that drain from surgical wounds. But the PICO system uses a palm-sized pump and a high-tech dressing that helps to manage fluids more easily.
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