Abstract
Surgical wounds are commonly dressed with semi permeable self-adhesive dressings to provide a moist internal milieu for effective wound healing. However, the adhesive component makes them painful to remove, especially from hair bearing skin 1 Tokumura F. Yoshiura Y. Homma T. et al. Regional differences in adhesive tape stripping of human skin. Skin Res Technol. 2006 Aug; 12: 178-182 Crossref PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar and may traumatise fragile tissues. 2 European Wound Management Association Position document: pain at wound dressing changes. MEP Ltd, London2002www.ewma.org Google Scholar , 3 Independant Advisory Group Best practice statement: minimising pain and trauma in wound management. Wounds UK Ltd, Aberdeen2004 Google Scholar This becomes more unpleasant and uncomfortable if the dressing is required to be changed more than once a day. 4 Tokumura F. Umekage K. Sado M. et al. Skin irritation due to repetitive application of adhesive tape: the influence of adhesive strength and seasonal variability. Skin Res Technol. 2005 May; 11: 102-106 Crossref PubMed Scopus (46) Google Scholar
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