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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 35, 198-201, Copyright © 1988 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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A study of tape adhesive strength on endotracheal tubes

N Fenje and DJ Steward
Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital.

A method of assessing the adhesive bond of tapes used to secure endotracheal (ET) tubes is described. Five kinds of tape and six different ET tubes including two silicone rubber, wire-reinforced tubes were tested. There are significant differences in the adhesive strength of different tapes, and in the adhesive bond formed by different ET tube materials. On the Portex clear ET tube, silk tape adhered best (p less than 0.001), followed by waterproof, cloth, dermiclear, and micropore tapes. Adhesive bonding by silk tape was significantly greater (p less than 0.001) for the three clear ET tubes (Portex clear, NCC clear, and Portex ivory) than for the Portex blue and the silicone rubber, wire-reinforced ET tubes. All tapes showed very poor or negligible adhesion to the Sheridan and Portex reinforced ET tubes. Adhesion to these tubes was greatly improved by wrapping them tightly with an "op site" dressing prior to applying tape.


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