Adhesive tapes are a routine part of every anaesthetic. Until now there has been little clinical data on the efficacy of these tapes. This study compared Micropore®Transpore®, Leukoplast®and Sleek®to determine if any significant difference existed between the adhesive properties of these tapes. The tapes were trialled on bare skin, hairy skin, EMLA®covered skin, skin with Benzoin Compound Tincture applied, and skin with Opsite®spray applied.
There was no significant difference in adhesiveness between Transpore, Leukoplast and Sleek, whilst Micropore was marginally inferior. EMLA cream significantly decreased the adhesive properties of all tapes.
