Comparison of the drape peeling of prototype and existing drapes in cat contraceptive surgery

Authors: Ryosuke Namiki, Akiko Uemura, Kazumi Shimada, Tomohiko Yoshida, Danfu Ma, Ahmed Mandour, Shingo Ogawa and Ryou Tanaka

Ger. J. Vet. Res 2024. vol. 4, Iss. 2 pp:88-96
Doi: https://doi.org/10.51585/gjvr.2024.2.0087

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Abstract:

Plastic drapes have long been used to prevent surgical site infections for decades. However, the existing drapes often peel off from the surgical edges during surgery, increasing the postoperative infection. Recent studies on rats have shown that enhancing the adhesive layer and base film of the drape can reduce peeling during skin incisions. These studies revealed that improving the adhesive layer and base film of the drape reduces the peeled area of the drapes at the time of skin incision. The purpose of this study was to use the existing drape and the prototype drape with improved properties in cat sterilization surgery and to compare the peeling distance of both groups. We created a prototype drape with a thicker adhesive layer and a more flexible base film. Twenty-four cats undergoing neutering operations were randomly assigned to the existing drape group and the prototype drape group. Immediately after the skin incision and before the skin suture, the distances at which the drapes were detached from the surgical wound in the vertical and horizontal directions were compared in both groups. Both in the vertical and horizontal directions, the peeling distance was smaller in the prototype drape than the existing drape at both times immediately after skin incision and before skin suturing. However, in the vertical peeling distance, the difference between the two groups was smaller before the skin suture than immediately after the skin incision. The improved drape with a thicker adhesive layer and a more flexible base film resulted in a reduction in drape peeling during cat sterilization.

Keywords:

Adhesive layer, Base film, Plastic drape, Surgical site infection

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