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Securement solutions to help you do your job right

As clinicians, you prioritize patient safety. At Solventum, we collaborate closely with you to develop solutions that help reduce the risk of complications related to securement practices and enhance care standards. Drawing from your clinical experience, our partnership, innovation and expertise can help guide you in finding the right medical tapes, non-adhesive wraps, or securement devices for your clinical task. 

Patient in hospital with nursing staff  applying Micropore S medical tape to IV line

Focus on doing the job while avoiding complications

Tapes and wraps play a vital role in clinical settings, serving many purposes from dressing a site after a blood draw to securing breathing tubes. Tapes and wraps are ubiquitous, used on almost every patient, in every department, across care settings and multiple times a day. Few products in healthcare are used as universally or have as wide of an impact on patients as medical tapes and wraps. Leveraging decades of adhesive innovation, we develop solutions that are not only effective but also help minimize the risk of patient complications related to securement. Complications include:

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Inadequate securement
Using our adhesive technologies and technical expertise, we’ve designed tapes, wraps, and securement devices that provide reliable securement for a variety of clinical securement tasks.

 

Medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) and pressure injury
We are making it possible to perform the clinical job with less risk of skin injury through skin friendly products and educational resources to help with product selection, application and removal. 

 

Cross-contamination
We've tackled the issue of cross-contamination risk associated with medical tapes and wraps, stemming from common storage and handling practices, by introducing new product formats designed to help mitigate these risks. 

Clinical challenges related to inadequate securement:

  • The impact of poor securement upon the patient can be significant, leading to delays or missed treatments and infection10
  • Nasogastric tube dislodgement can lead to an increased risk of aspiration, interruptions in nutritional support, skin breakdown and radiographic exposure10

20%

unplanned extubations

One study showed unplanned extubations occurred in 1 in 5 patients (20%) in the intensive care setting16 due to inadequate securement for the job being done.

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75%

of clinicians

Nearly 3 in 4 clinicians said medical tape plays a critical role in providing high-quality care.1

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Clinical challenges related to skin injury:

1 in 4

daily prevalence of MARSI

One study showed up to 25% daily prevalence of MARSI over a 28-day period.13

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8%

of hospitalized infants and children

In a one-day prevalence audit, 8% of hospitalized infants and children were found to have tape-related skin stripping.14

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41%

of hip surgery patients

The incidence of tension blisters has been reported to be as high as 41% following hip surgery and as high as 6% following knee arthroscopy.11

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  • Pressure injuries can develop in as little as 6 hours.15
  • Nasogastric tube-associated pressure ulcers (NGaPU) are reported to comprise 8% of all medical device-replaced pressure injuries (MDRPIs), yet are frequently neglected and chronically understudied, despite incidence rates ranging from 10-29%.14
Clinical challenges related to cross-contamination:

100%

of tape rolls contaminated

Contamination was evident on 100% of 24 bedside tape rolls at 1, 5 and 7 days during a study conducted in a 16-bed ICU at a 560-bed teaching hospital4

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52%

of tape samples contained MRSA and VRE

In a sampling from three hospitals of tapes used on multiple patients, 11 of 21 tape batches (up to 3 tapes each) contained MRSA and VRE.12

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Which Solventum medical securement product should you choose?

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Clinical Applications

  • Blood draws
  • Dressings
  • Immobilization
  • Securement for difficult to dress areas (head, fingers, toes)
  • Support and mild compression for soft tissue injuries  
(i.e. strains, sprains)*

*May use a component in a compression wrap system support only under supervision of a wound care specialist.

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Clinical Applications

  • Blood draws
  • Light-weight dressings
  • IV lines and tubing 
(secondary securement)
  • Non-critical tubes
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Clinical Applications

  • Dressings and added pressure  
  • IV lines and tubing (secondary securement)  
  • When swelling or movement is anticipated  
  • Central venous catheters (secondary securement)  
  • Chest tubes  
  • Surgical drain tubes 
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Clinical Applications

  • Urinary catheters 
  • Nasogastric tubes  
  • Orogastric tubes  
  • Patient positioning 
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2084 COBAN NL 4INx5YD,18RL/CS
3M™ Coban™ NL Non-Latex Self-Adherent Wrap
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2860-Family. 360. Medipore H Soft Cloth Surgical Tape packaged single-patient-use roll family shot
3M™ Medipore™ H 
Surgical Tape

Other  products in this class

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3M(TM) Durapore(TM) Surgical Tape, 1548S-1; Single Use Roll, Single Use Packaging.
3M™ Durapore™ Surgical Tape

Other  products in this class

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Skin performance: these products deliver securement power you need while minimizing damage to skin.

Which Solventum medical securement product should you choose?

Image of non adhesive

Clinical Applications

  • Blood draws
  • Dressings
  • Immobilization
  • Securement for difficult to dress areas (head, fingers, toes)
  • Support and mild compression for soft tissue injuries  
(i.e. strains, sprains)*

*May use a component in a compression wrap system support only under supervision of a wound care specialist.

2084 COBAN NL 4INx5YD,18RL/CS
3M™ Coban™ NL Non-Latex Self-Adherent Wrap
Image of muti purpose

Clinical Applications

  • Blood draws
  • Light-weight dressings
  • IV lines and tubing 
(secondary securement)
  • Non-critical tubes
Image of flexible

Clinical Applications

  • Dressings and added pressure  
  • IV lines and tubing (secondary securement)  
  • When swelling or movement is anticipated  
  • Central venous catheters (secondary securement)  
  • Chest tubes  
  • Surgical drain tubes 
2860-Family. 360. Medipore H Soft Cloth Surgical Tape packaged single-patient-use roll family shot
3M™ Micropore™ H 
Surgical Tape

Other  products in this class

Image of high strength, purple

Clinical Applications

  • Urinary catheters 
  • Nasogastric tubes  
  • Orogastric tubes  
  • Patient positioning 
3M(TM) Durapore(TM) Surgical Tape, 1548S-1; Single Use Roll, Single Use Packaging.
3M™ Durapore™ Surgical Tape

Other  products in this class

Icon image of the feather

Skin performance: these products deliver securement power you need while minimizing damage to skin.

Helpful resources

Essential securement for every need.

Learn how to choose the right securement for each patient and application with four classes of securement that can work harder and smarter.
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Medical Tapes/Wraps Application and Removal Guide

Medical securement selection, application, and removal guide. (low res)
The front cover of the Medical securement selection guide

The dirty truth about medical tapes.

Learn how tapes cross-contamination could put your patients at risk and view clinical evidence PDF
The front cover of the Medical securement selection guide

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References

  1. 3M 2018 Medical Tape Market Research. 563 completed clinician interviews. On file at 3M. 
  2. Solventum internal data on file. 
  3. Maene, B. (2013). Hidden costs of medical tape-induced skin injuries. Wounds UK, 9(1), 46-50. 
  4. Berkowitz DM, Lee WS, Pazin GJ, Yee RB, Ho M. Adhesive tape: potential source of nosocomial bacteria. Appl Microbiol. 1974;28 (4):651-654. 
  5. In vitro testing on contaminated hard dry surfaces. 3M data on file TECH-REPORT-05-742819. 
  6. McNichol, L., Lund, C., Rosen, T., & Gray, M. (2013). Medical Adhesives and Patient Safety: State of the Science. Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence, 40(4), 365-380.
  7. Adam EK, Quinn ME, Tavernier R, et al, Diurnal cortisol slopes and mental and physical health outcomes: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017; 83:25-41.  
  8. Jozic I, Stojadinovic O, Kirsner RSF and Tomic-Canic M, Skin under the (spot-)light: cross talk with the central hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis. J Invest Dermatol. 2015; 135:1469-1471.  
  9. McNichol, L., Lund, C., Rosen, T., & Gray, M. (2013). Medical Adhesives and Patient Safety: State of the Science. Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence, 40(4), 365-380. 
  10. Lorente L. et al. Accidental catheter removal in critically ill patients: a prospective and observational study. Crit Care. 2004;8:R229–R233. doi: 10.1186/cc2874
  11. McNichol L, Lund C, Rosen T, Gray M. Medical adhesives and patient safety: state of the science. Consensus statements for the assessment, prevention and treatment of adhesive-related skin injuries. J WOCN. 2013;40(4):365-380.
  12. Harris PN, Ashhurst-Smith C. Berenger SJ, Shoobert A, Ferguson JK. Adhesive tape in the health care setting: another high-risk fomite? Med J Aust. 2012;196(1):34.
  13. Farris, MK, Petty M, Hamilton J, Walters SA, Flynn MA. Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury Prevalence Among Adult Acute Care Patients: A Single-Center Observational Study. Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing. 2015;42(6): 589-598.
  14. Seder CW, Stockdale, W., Hale, L., Janczyk, R.J.: Nasal bridling decreases feeding tube dislodgment and may increase caloric intake in the surgical intensive care unit: A randomized, controlled trial. Critical Care Med. 2010, 38. 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181c311f8.  Esperón Güimil JA FRM, Escudero Quiñones AI, et al. : Sondas endonasales como causa de las úlceras por presión en el paciente crítico. Enferm Intensiva. 2009, 20:8. 10.1016/S1130-2399(09)70662-5
  15. Gefen A.  How much time does it take to get a pressure ulcer?  Integrated evidence from human, animal, and in vitro studies.  Ostomy Wound Manag 2008:54(10):26-35
  16. Cosentino C, Fama M, Foà C, Bromuri G, Giannini S, Saraceno M, Spagnoletta A, Tenkue M, Trevisi E, Sarli L. Unplanned Extubations in Intensive Care Unit: evidences for risk factors. A literature review. Acta Biomed. 2017 Nov 30;88(5S):55-65. doi: 10.23750/abm.v88i5-S.6869. PMID: 29189706; PMCID: PMC6357578.