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TissueDB/Materials/Gauze

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▼This page is a material entry for the SELF Tissue Database.It documents the tissue applications, practical guidance, and related simulators for this material to support low-cost, reproducible surgical simulator development.


Gauze is a light, open-weave cotton (or synthetic) fabric. In surgical simulation it is used less as a tissue in its own right than as a forming substrate and a consumable: wrapped around foam or shaped into cones and then coated with a skin material such as plastisol, it gives mock organs their body; loosely packed, it bulks glove-based organs as an alternative to cotton; and as ordinary surgical gauze it is consumed during haemorrhage-control practice.

Tissues

Tissue Visual Tactile Simulator Notes
Lung Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) Gauze wrapped around a soft-foam core and plastisol-coated to give lung-like bulk — the visualisation target on chest entry (Misra et al. 2024).
Heart Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) Gauze shaped into a cone and plastisol-coated to form the heart — the pericardiotomy target (Misra et al. 2024).
Aorta Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) Gauze cone, plastisol-coated, for the descending aorta — the cross-clamp target (Misra et al. 2024).
Esophagus Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) Gauze, plastisol-coated, with a nasogastric tube inside so the resident can tell it from the adjacent aorta by palpation (Misra et al. 2024).





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At a Glance

Overview

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Bought cheaply as ordinary surgical gauze from a pharmacy or medical supplier. In the documented builds it is (a) wrapped or coned as a shaping layer under a plastisol coat (Misra thoracotomy trainer), (b) an interchangeable alternative to cotton for loosely bulking the cecum and layering the mesoappendix (ALL-SAFE appendicitis model), and (c) a single-use haemorrhage-control consumable (Fernandes bleeding trainer).

Synonyms

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Gauze, surgical gauze, cotton gauze, medical gauze, open-weave gauze, gauze swab, gauze roll, gauze sponge. Regional: gasa (Spanish), gaze / compresse (French), Mull / Gaze (German), garza (Italian).


Background

Clinical Context for Simulation

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Processing & Preparation

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Safety Considerations

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Created July 18, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
Last edit July 18, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
Cite as Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Gauze". Appropedia. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
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