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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Traditional Dressing: An Italian Health Technology Assessment Evaluation

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  • Dora Nicolazzo

    (IIG Philips, 20126 Milan, Italy)

  • Elena Rusin

    (Ab Medica Spa, 20023 Cerro Maggiore, Italy)

  • Alessandra Varese

    (A.O.U Città dalla Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy)

  • Margherita Galassi

    (Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy)

Abstract

This evaluation shows the main advantages related to the introduction of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in Italian clinical practice for the management of incisions in vascular surgery in patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and at risk of postoperative complications, compared to treatment with traditional dressings. A health technology assessment (HTA) activity was conducted assuming the hospital perspective, within a 12-month time horizon. The nine EUnetHTA Core Model dimensions were deeply explored, using scientific evidence on the topic, real-life data, and healthcare professionals’ perceptions. The evaluation shows that the use of NPWT has had a positive impact in terms of higher clinical effectiveness and safety profile. The process mapping highlights how NPWT allows a reduction of 2.5 hospitalization days compared with standard dressing, with the consequent benefits considering economic, organizational, and social aspects. A significant economic saving per patient emerged, with an overall optimization of the patient’s clinical pathway, impacting positively on the hospital’s capacity. The budget impact analysis shows that the higher number of patients treated with NPWT, the higher the economic advantages. Furthermore, assuming the patient’s perspective, it would generate an overall reduction in social costs of 28%. In conclusion, the results of this study provide helpful evidence-based information to policymakers through examinations of the relative values of intervention, thus supporting the overall hospital and institutional decision-making process to define appropriate areas of investments, leading to the achievement of not only higher clinical outcomes, but also important social, economic, and organizational advantages.

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  • Dora Nicolazzo & Elena Rusin & Alessandra Varese & Margherita Galassi, 2023. "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Traditional Dressing: An Italian Health Technology Assessment Evaluation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:2400-:d:1050593
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