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Reducing SSIs by using Plus Antibacterial Sutures instead of traditional non-antibacterial sutures
could deliver an environmental benefit.1*#

Use the slider below to explore the potential environmental impact of SSI reduction across three SSI baseline rates when using Plus Sutures instead of traditional sutures.

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Potential benefits
equivalent to:

return flights
from London to Rome2

Based on 10,000 procedures with a 29% reduction in the selected SSI rate from using Plus Sutures (versus traditional sutures that do not contain an antibacterial agent) as defined in the NICE Medical Technology Guidance.
This environmental impact model is based on Sustainable Care Pathways Guidance environmental metrics for healthcare activities, hospital resource use, and meta-analytic evidence regarding the risk reduction in SSIs with the use of Plus Sutures. The environmental impact of a single SSI is 576kgCO2, 872m3 fresh water and 65kg waste.

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References

  1. © NICE 2021. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE: PLUS SUTURES FOR PREVENTING SURGICAL SITE INFECTION. Available from: nice.org.uk/guidance/MTG59 Accessed on: 28 June 2021. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. NICE guidance is prepared for the National Health Service in England. All NICE guidance is subject to regular review and may be updated or withdrawn. NICE accepts no responsibility for the use of its content in this product/publication
  2. International Civil Organization.Carbon Emissions Calculator: Available at: https://www.icao.int/environmental-protection/Carbonoffset/Pages/default.aspx Accessed: February 2021

* Ethicon provided an analysis of the environmental impact of SSIs to NHS England as part of their submission. Environmental saving were based on the Sustainable Care Pathways Guidance and included greenhouse gas emissions, freshwater use and waste generation. NICE guidance included the statement: “Commissioners and providers have a responsibility to promote an environmentally sustainable health and care system and should assess and reduce the environmental impact of implementing NICE recommendations wherever possible.”
# In 2021, NICE accepted a report presented by J&J which concluded that “by preventing surgical site infections, using Plus Sutures results in potential environmental benefits to the NHS in England. NICE Medical Technologies Guidance, Published on 28 June 2021, paragraph 3.6.