Surgical lubricant 2739669 183743979 2008-01-12T00:18:21Z 193.77.212.74 Fixed spelling '''Surgical lubricants''' are substances used by health care providers to provide [[lubrication]] and lessen discomfort to the patient during certain medical/surgical procedures (per [[vagina]]l examination/per [[rectum|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== Medicinal [[Castor oil]] was the original vegetable-based surgical lubricant <ref>{{cite web | title=Report upon the Use of a Mixture of Castor oil and Balsam of Peru as a Surgical Dressing | url=http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&pageindex=1&artid=1425429 | format=| publisher=pubmedcentral | accessdate=2007-01-16}}</ref>. ===References=== <references/> {{treatment-stub}}