Comparison of Medical Adhesive Tapes in Patients at Risk of Facial Skin Trauma under Anesthesia

Table 1

Patient and surgery characteristics.

Characteristic	Standard acrylate tape ()	Silicone tape ()
Age (yrs); (median, range)	63.5 (21–83)	62.0 (27–75)
Cosmetic procedures	2	0
Chronic steroid therapy	0	1
Duration of surgery (hrs)	3.2 (1.6)	3.5 (1.8)
Prone position	26	25
Type of surgery
Spine surgery	24	25
Plastic surgery	2	3
Others	4	2

Data are mean (standard deviation) or number unless otherwise stated.