EXECUTIVE BRIEF
Costs at 12 Months: Key Wound Types 3M™
V.A.C.®
$200,000 $180,000 $160,000 $140,000 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0
Therapy patients had lower total and wound related costs across all wound types at 12 months
Total Costs Δ: $46,511 Wound Related Costs Δ: $27,167
Total Costs Δ: $27,762 Wound Related Costs Δ: $12,914
Total Costs Δ: $26,211 Wound Related Costs Δ: $6,069
Total Costs Δ: $25,307 Wound Related Costs Δ: $6,033
3M Wound Related Costs Non-Wound Related Costs Competitor Wound Related Costs Non-Wound Related Costs Non-healing
Surgical Wound p≤0.0001
V.A.C.® Open
Wound p≤0.0001
Therapy patients experienced shorter average length of therapy
Percentage of Patients who Remained on NPWT
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
30 Days
25.7% fewer
35% fewer
3M Competitor
Pressure Injury
p≤0.0039 V.A.C.® Diabetic
Foot Ulcer p≤0.0001
Therapy patients were less likely to be switched to another NPWT supplier
Number of Patients who Switched NPWT Suppliers at 3 Months
140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
2 Months 3 Months
3 Months p≤0.0001
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References: 1. Law A, Cyhaniuk A, Krebs B. Comparison of health care costs and hospital readmission rates associated with negative pressure wound therapies. Wounds. 2015 Mar;27(3):63-72. PMID: 25786078.
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2. Law A L. Krebs B. Karnik B. Griffin L. Comparison of Healthcare Costs Associated With Patients Receiving Traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapies in the Post Acute Setting. Cureus 12(11): e11790. DOI 10.7759/cureus.11790.
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72% fewer
3M Competitor
Average Costs Percentage
Number of Patients
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