Surgical lubricant
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Surgical lubricants are substances used by health care providers to provide lubrication and lessen discomfort to the patient during certain medical/surgical procedures such vagina examinations or per rectal examination).
Surgilube is a surgical lubricant made of natural water-soluble gums that also contains the antiseptic Chlorhexidine Gluconate.
K-Y Jelly was initially used as a medical/surgical lubricant before it gained popularity as a personal lubricant.
Currently a variety of non-irritating substances are used as medical/surgical lubricants. A prime example is Lignocaine gel containing the local anaesthetic lignocaine.
Vegetable-based surgical lubricants [edit]
Medicinal Castor oil was the original vegetable-based surgical lubricant.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ "Report upon the Use of a Mixture of Castor oil and Balsam of Peru as a Surgical Dressing". pubmedcentral. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
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