Bad habits that stick: adhesive tape use practices and beliefs

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 20:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.175. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Tape rolls are often used for multiple patients despite recommendations by manufacturers for single-patient use. We developed a survey to query Health Care Personnel about their tape use practices and beliefs and uncovered behaviors that put patients at risk for hospital-acquired infections due to tape use.