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Objective This study aimed to compare the adhesion of CATHEREEPLUS Pad (CPSP; NICHIBAN Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) and Tegaderm +Pad (TGMP; 3M, Maplewood, MN, USA) film dressings on the forearm skin of healthy participants over a four-day application period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProtect peripheral intravenous catheters: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a novel antimicrobial dressing for peripheral intravenous catheters (ProP trial).
BMJ Open
July 2024
Emergency Department and Prehospital Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
Introduction: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most commonly used vascular access device in hospitalised patients. Yet PIVCs may be complicated by local or systemic infections leading to increased healthcare costs. Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressings may help reduce PIVC-related infectious complications but have not yet been evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUse of Transparent Film Dressing to Facilitate Mask Ventilation in Bearded Patients.
J Emerg Med
February 2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Background: Mask ventilation is a critical airway procedure made more difficult in the bearded patient.
Objective: We sought to objectively investigate whether application of transparent cling film (Tegaderm; 3M Healthcare, Maplewood, MN) over a beard in the operating room improves the quality of mask ventilation.
Methods: This was a randomized crossover trial of bearded adult patients undergoing surgery.
A prospective clinical pilot study comparing two post-operative dressings in the treatment of surgical incisions in volunteers.
J Wound Care
September 2022
SerenaGroup Research Foundation Cambridge, MA, US.
Objective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the leading causes of post-operative morbidity and mortality worldwide. The original post-operative dressing, gauze taped in place, did not protect the incision from contamination. A recent clinical trial demonstrated that transparent films were superior to gauze in reducing SSIs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effect of plastic tape seal to reduce face seal leak in respirator N-95 type 1860.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
September 2022
Department of Medical Physic, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The risk of face seal leak while using N-95 respirators is experienced by health workers and thus failing fit test are quite common. Finding solutions to overcome face seal leaks is crucial; one of which is by sealing the N-95 respirator. The seal used in this research was Tegaderm® a transparent film dressing or a plastic tape which is known to have the advantages of strong adhesion, high level of pore density and standardized medical grade.
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