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  • Title: [Peritoneal reactions caused by starch used regularly for lubricating surgical gloves. Review of the literature].
    Author: Cantoni GM, Longo T.
    Journal: Minerva Chir; 1994 Jun; 49(6):569-74. PubMed ID: 7970062.
    Abstract:
    The contamination of the operating field by a number of substances including the starch used to lubricate surgical gloves is one of the causes of foreign body granuloma formation. The role of starch is particularly clearly documented in the peritoneal cavity where it may provide the basis of a well defined nosological phenomenon, "starch peritonitis", but it has also been reported in most other anatomical districts. The most logical solution to this problem is to use starch-free surgical gloves prepared using another type of lubricant without the aforesaid drawbacks. This paper analyses international clinical and experimental literature focusing on the damaging effects resulting from the introduction of starch into the peritoneal cavity.
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