Surgical lubricant

Short description: Lubricant used for medical procedures

Surgical lubricants, or medical lubricants, are substances used by health care providers to provide lubrication and lessen discomfort to the patient during certain medical and surgical procedures such as urethral catheterisation,^[1] cystoscopy,^[1] vaginal^[2] or rectal examinations.^[3] Some examples of surgical compatible lubricants are:

Surgilube is a surgical lubricant made of natural water-soluble gums that also contains the antiseptic chlorhexidine gluconate. ^[4]

K-Y Jelly was initially used as a surgical lubricant before it gained popularity as a personal lubricant. ^[5]

Lidocaine gel with local anaesthetic effect reduces procedure pain beyond what is achieved with water-based lubricant and is used in for example catheterisation and cataract surgery.^[1]^[6]

Medicinal castor oil was the original vegetable-based surgical lubricant.^[7]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Varndell, Wayne; Blamires, Julie; Sheppard-Law, Suzanne (November 2025). "Does 2% Lignocaine Gel Reduce Urethral Catheterisation Pain in Women? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". International Journal of Urological Nursing 19 (3). doi:10.1111/ijun.70039.
↑ Bickley, Lynn S; Szilagyi, Peter G; Bates, Barbara (2013). Bates' guide to physical examination and history-taking (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-60913-762-5. OCLC 801810287.
↑ Adanu, Kekeli Kodjo; Iroko, Davidson; Amegan-Aho, Kokou; Adedia, David; Ndudiri, Orish Verner; Ali, Mahamudu Ayamba; Oyortey, Mawuenyo Attawa; Kpodonu, Jacques (March 2023). "Comparing the effectiveness and lubricity of a novel Shea lubricant to 2% lidocaine gel for digital rectal examination: A randomized non-inferiority trial". Scientific Reports 13 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31555-2. PMID 36949085.
↑ "Surgilube Sterile Lubricating Jelly | Water-Soluble, Non-Irritating, Non-Staining Lubricating Jelly | Medi-Vet" (in en). https://www.medi-vet.com/product-p/10524.htm.
↑ "The History of K-Y™ Brand". Johnson & Johnson. https://ourstory.jnj.com/k-y-brand-lubricant.
↑ Reddy, Akshay J.; Dang, Allen; Dao, Amy A.; Arakji, Gordon; Cherian, Joshua; Brahmbhatt, Hetal (October 2021). "A Substantive Narrative Review on the Usage of Lidocaine in Cataract Surgery". Cureus 13 (10): e19138. doi:10.7759/cureus.19138. PMID 34737914.
↑ Gallant, A. E. (1897). "Report upon the Use of a Mixture of Castor oil and Balsam of Peru as a Surgical Dressing". Annals of Surgery 26 (3): 329–339. PMID 17860484.

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[VarndellBlamires-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Varndell, Wayne; Blamires, Julie; Sheppard-Law, Suzanne (November 2025). "Does 2% Lignocaine Gel Reduce Urethral Catheterisation Pain in Women? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". International Journal of Urological Nursing 19 (3). doi:10.1111/ijun.70039.

[:43-2] Bickley, Lynn S; Szilagyi, Peter G; Bates, Barbara (2013). Bates' guide to physical examination and history-taking (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-60913-762-5. OCLC 801810287.

[AdanuIroko-3] Adanu, Kekeli Kodjo; Iroko, Davidson; Amegan-Aho, Kokou; Adedia, David; Ndudiri, Orish Verner; Ali, Mahamudu Ayamba; Oyortey, Mawuenyo Attawa; Kpodonu, Jacques (March 2023). "Comparing the effectiveness and lubricity of a novel Shea lubricant to 2% lidocaine gel for digital rectal examination: A randomized non-inferiority trial". Scientific Reports 13 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31555-2. PMID 36949085.

[4] "Surgilube Sterile Lubricating Jelly | Water-Soluble, Non-Irritating, Non-Staining Lubricating Jelly | Medi-Vet" (in en). https://www.medi-vet.com/product-p/10524.htm.

[5] "The History of K-Y™ Brand". Johnson & Johnson. https://ourstory.jnj.com/k-y-brand-lubricant.

[ReddyDang-6] Reddy, Akshay J.; Dang, Allen; Dao, Amy A.; Arakji, Gordon; Cherian, Joshua; Brahmbhatt, Hetal (October 2021). "A Substantive Narrative Review on the Usage of Lidocaine in Cataract Surgery". Cureus 13 (10): e19138. doi:10.7759/cureus.19138. PMID 34737914.

[7] Gallant, A. E. (1897). "Report upon the Use of a Mixture of Castor oil and Balsam of Peru as a Surgical Dressing". Annals of Surgery 26 (3): 329–339. PMID 17860484.

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Surgical lubricant

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