01:44 PM EDT, 04/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) said Thursday that the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has reaffirmed its guidance that the company's negative pressure wound dressing be considered an option for closed surgical incisions in patients at high risk of surgical site infections.

The UK organization's review of Smith & Nephew's ( SNN ) Pico single-use negative pressure wound therapy system showed that it provides better clinical outcomes, with fewer surgical site infections and seromas, compared with standard wound dressings, according to the company.

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