SecurAcath for Securing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance

Tom Macmillan (), Mark Pennington, Jennifer A. Summers, Kate Goddard, Darshan Zala, Naomi Herz, Janet L. Peacock, Stephen Keevil and Anastasia Chalkidou
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Tom Macmillan: King’s College London
Mark Pennington: King’s College London
Jennifer A. Summers: King’s College London
Kate Goddard: King’s College London
Darshan Zala: King’s College London
Naomi Herz: King’s College London
Janet L. Peacock: King’s College London
Stephen Keevil: King’s College London
Anastasia Chalkidou: King’s College London

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2018, vol. 16, issue 6, No 5, 779-791

Abstract: Abstract Central venous catheters are commonly used to deliver therapies and to monitor patients, and require securing at the point of percutaneous entry to avoid dislodgement. SecurAcath is a catheter securement device designed for central venous catheters. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, as a part of its Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme, selected this device for evaluation and invited the manufacturer, Interrad Medical, to submit clinical and economic evidence. The King’s Technology Evaluation Centre, an External Assessment Centre commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, independently critiqued the manufacturer’s submissions. The External Assessment Centre found a lack of evidence comparing SecurAcath with alternative approaches to securement (StatLock, suturing, tape securement), with one unpublished randomised controlled trial providing the strongest evidence. The External Assessment Centre conducted a new systematic review and meta-analysis and concluded that there is some evidence indicating the non-inferiority of SecurAcath compared to StatLock. The External Assessment Centre considered the manufacturer’s economic model to be appropriate but made revisions to some parameters and noted significant heterogeneity in the included studies. The revised model indicated that StatLock was more cost effective than SecurAcath for catheter indwell times of up to 5 days; however, for medium- and long-term indwell times, SecurAcath was the most cost-effective option. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Medical Technologies Guidance MTG 34, issued in June 2017, recommended the adoption of SecurAcath for securing peripherally inserted central catheters within the National Health Service in England.

Date: 2018
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