Basic O.R. Supplies Part III - Surgical Sponges

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards detailing operating room sponges, including Laparotomy sponges, Raytec sponges, Peanuts/Kittners, Tonsil sponges, Cottonoids, and Dental rolls.

Laparotomy Sponges

Soft, lint-free sponges containing a blue xray detectable string, used on cases with large incisions to absorb blood and fluids, protect organs, usually moistened with saline. ALWAYS come in packs of 5. appear blue before being removed from package

Raytec Sponges

Smaller and less absorbent sponges with a blue xray strip running through them, used for procedures with smaller incisions or loaded on a sponge stick for sponging, dissecting, and retracting. ALWAYS come in packs of 10. never used in peritoneum

Ortho Raytec Sponges

A larger variant of raytec sponges are smaller and less absorbant than lap sponges. They are countable items that ALWAYS come in packs of 10, blue xray detectable string

Peanuts / Kittners

Also known as pushers, these small gauze sponges feature an embedded blue radiopaque strip and are loaded on a clamp for blunt dissection and sponging. ALWAYS come in packs of 5. is countable

Tonsil Sponges

Cotton-filled gauze sponges with an attached string and a blue or green xray strip, loaded on a clamp to pack the tonsillar bed following a tonsillectomy. ALWAYS come in packs of 5. is countable

Cottonoid Sponges

Also known as patties, these sponges contain an xray strip and are moistened with saline to protect delicate neural tissue during suctioning or assist with hemostasis in neural and nasal procedures. ALWAYS come in packs of 10 and various sizes, may or may not have the string. used for soaking not wiping

Dental Rolls

Absorbent cylindrical rolls used for sponging and packing during oral surgery; classified as countable items.

Loose Raytec Removal Protocol

The safety requirement stating that loose Raytec sponges must be completely removed from the surgical field once the peritoneum has been incised.