Silicone tapes and adhesive products are becoming more common
and have promising qualities. Initially,
a silicone mesh dressing,Mepitel™ (Molnlcke Health Care)
was introduced for management of burns in pediatric patients.
A randomized controlled study comparing
this dressing to standard silver sulfadiazine plus cotton gauze dressing
showed that not only were the dressing changes less painful,
the scald burns epithelialized twice as rapidly and with less eschar formation.
45 Other silicone products from this company include a silicone tape,
silicone foam dressings, and cotton dressingswith silicone borders.
Several companies are nowproducing silicone tape and silicone bordered dressings
so the NICU care providers have a wide variety to choose.