Surgery, which involves incisions and amputations, is a primary source of wounds. The majority of pre- and post-surgery instances necessitate the implantation of catheters and infusions in patients. Because medical adhesive tapes are used to hold wound dressings, infusion lines, and heal wounds, their demand is predicted to rise in tandem with the increase in the amount of operations conducted globally.
There are various variables driving the increase in the number of surgical operations throughout the world, and these factors differ depending on the type of surgery. According to statistics collected from 150 nations, Latin America and the Caribbean had the highest rate of C-section surgery—40.5% of total births. This figure was 32.3% in Northern America, 25.0% in Europe, 19.2% in Asia, and 7.3% in Africa (the lowest globally). Other than Africa and Asia, these statistics are considered significantly high in most regions across the globe as the WHO estimates that ideally, only 15% of cases require C-sections. C-section procedures are increasing with the growing focus on minimizing pain during childbirth. This trend, in turn, has created a potential growth area for the medical adhesive tapes market.