title: Evaluation of dressings used with local anaesthetic cream and for peripheral venous cannulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare four polyurethane dressings manufactured by two different companies for use in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-eight dressings were applied to secure either local anaesthetic creams (n = 62) or intravenous cannulae (n = 16). Each dressing was evaluated for ease of application, security and ease of removal, using a simple scoring system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  84 per cent of Opsite flexigrid and 90 per cent of Tegaderm local anaesthetic cream dressings were rated as easy or very easy to apply. Opsite flexigrid was felt to be more secure, whereas Tegaderm was easier to remove. The Tegaderm cannula dressing was easier to apply than the iv3000 dressing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was little difference between the two brands, including costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields.
authors.forename: Rowan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Needham
authors.forename: Eugen-Matthias
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Strehle
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; C027324:Opsiture; D011140:Polyurethanes; D011318:Prilocaine; D008012:Lidocaine