Increasing Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Integration of Ostomy Care with Digital Health to Augment Growth of Ostomy Care Market
An
ostomy is a surgery that makes a temporary or permanent opening in the skin
called a stoma. It treats certain
diseases of the digestive or urinary systems.
Market Dynamics
Increasing
prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases is expected to propel growth of the global
ostomy
care market. For instance, according to
the study, ‘Worldwide incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in
the 21st century: a systematic review of population-based studies’, published
in the journal Lancet in 2018, the prevalence of Crohn's disease in Germany was
22 per 100,000 and 319 per 100,000 in Canada. Moreover, launch of convenient
home delivery system for products is also expected to aid in growth of the
market. For instance, in June 2018, ActivStyle, a major direct-to-consumer
distributor of medical supplies, launched Catheter Express, a new catheter and
urology brand within the ActivStyle family that will focus on the convenient
home delivery of catheters and urology supplies in the U.S.
Integration of ostomy
care with digital health is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities
for players in the global ostomy
care market. For instance, in August 2020, Corstrata, a virtual wound and
ostomy management company, partnered with Citus Health, a digital health
solutions provider for the post-acute industry, to leverage the Citus Health
platform as the core technology driving Corstrata Wound and Ostomy Management. Moreover, increasing geriatric population is also
expected to aid in growth of the market. For instance, according to the World Health Organization,
geriatric population is expected to reach 2 billion by 2050, up from 900
million in 2015.
Among
region, North America is expected to witness significant growth in the ostomy
care market, owing to increasing
prevalence of colon cancer in the region. For instance, according to The
American Cancer Society, the U.S. is expected to record 104,610 new cases of
colon cancer in 2020.
Competitive
Analysis
Major players operating
in the global ostomy care market are focused in adopting
M&A strategies to expand their market share. For instance, in January 2020,
AdaptHealth, the U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, acquired the
Patient Care Solutions (PCS) business of McKesson, which added urological and
ostomy products to AdaptHealth’s home medical equipment product portfolio.
Major players operating in the global ostomy care
market include, 3M Company, Coloplast Corporation, ConvaTec, Inc., Hollister,
Inc., Corstrata, Smith & Nephew Plc, Alcare, Nu-Hope, Welland Medical,
Cymed, and Flexicare Medical.
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