Market Trends of Brazil Wound Care Management Devices Industry
Application in Diabetic Foot Ulcer is Expected to Dominate the Market Over the Forecast Period
A wound dressing is a sterile pad or compresses applied to a wound to facilitate healing and protect the wound from further harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with the wound, as distinguished from a bandage, which is most often used to hold a dressing in place. Many modern dressings are self-adhesive. As per a BMC article published in October 2020, Brazil was one of the top 10 countries with the highest number of people with diabetes mellitus (DM), affecting 16.8 million people. It has been estimated that 7.7 million people (20-79 years) in the country have not yet been diagnosed, representing an under-diagnosis rate of 46.0%. Thus, increasing diabetic conditions in the country, including diabetic foot ulcers, are expected to boost this segment's growth.
According to a Europe PMC article published in August 2022, an epidemiological study conducted in Brazil analyzing 172 diabetic patients demonstrated systemic arterial hypertension in 84.3% of cases, coronary heart disease in 30.2% of cases, peripheral vascular disease in 8.9%, peripheral neuropathy in 37.9%, foot wound in 10%, amputation in the last six months in 6.0%, hypoglycemia in 21%, ketosis in 2.4%, and infection in 17.1%. Thus, increasing infections due to diabetic foot ulcers are expected to drive the segment's growth in the market. As the cases of diabetes increase in Brazil, the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers is also expected to rise in the future. This is expected to positively impact the growth of the market.
Therefore, the above-mentioned factors are expected to drive the growth of the segment.
Surgical Wounds is Expected to Hold a Significant Share Over the Forecast Period
A surgical wound is a cut or incision in the skin that is usually made by a scalpel during surgery. There are four types of surgical wounds: class 1, class 2, class 3, and class 4, based on the contamination of the wounds.
The increasing number of surgeries performed in Brazil and the surgical wounds resulting from them are expected to contribute to the growth of this segment.
For instance, the article published in BMJ in March 2021 mentioned that the cesarean section rate in Brazil in 2021 was 55.7%. Additionally, in the article published by the Brazillian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery in January 2021, isolated aortic valve replacement was the most frequently performed surgery (34%), followed by isolated mitral valve replacement (24.9%). The report also mentioned that valve repair was performed in 21% of mitral procedures in Brazil. Such a high burden of surgical procedures, which might result in surgical wounds, is expected to contribute to the growth of the segment over the forecast period.
