Author:
Banaru Aleksandr M.,Salyukov Roman V.
Abstract
The importance of choosing a lubricant depending on the therapeutic or diagnostic manipulation performed and the clinical situation is rarely the focus of attention of the practicing urologist. Meanwhile, the components of the lubricant can both provide adjuvant treatment and prevention of complications of the performed manipulations, and vice versa, be the cause of complications themselves. Based on the analysis of the scientific literature of the past 20 years, an overview of lubricants used in urological practice, as well as their main components gelling agents, anesthetics, antiseptics, is presented, their main advantages and disadvantages are shown.