Improvement of plastic drape adhesion for surgery: Effect of Young's modulus of the base film on drape detachment from the surgical wound edge

Background: Plastic drapes have been used for the prevention of surgical site infection. However, the existing drapes have insufficient adhesion, and they often peel off from the surgical margin during surgery. When the drapes peel off from the skin, they cannot prevent the bacterias from entering the surgical wound. The purpose of this study was to determine whether changing the elasticity of the base film, which is one of the structures of the drape, would reduce the peeling area during surgery.