The present invention provides a surgical pad that does not leave lint or fluff from the pad surface on a surgical site during surgery does not harden even when the pad absorbs body fluid such as lymph fluid blood and cerebrospinal fluid and is capable of being detected by X ray photography after surgery. A surgical pad for absorbing body fluid such as lymph fluid blood and cerebrospinal fluid during a surgical operation includes: a pad section made of a plurality of pieces of absorbent cloth layered on top of one another and a sheet containing an X ray opaque substance and arranged between the layered pieces of cloth of the pad section or on the surface thereof. The surface of the pad section is coated with a resin. Thus lint and fluff on the pad surface are prevented from coming off.
