Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . ionor without these braces for the Moynihan position for work on thebiliary passages. The Lange table is attached when necessary to THE HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM 145 the foot section and serves as a foot rest in the Hartley wire screen shown in Figs. 87-90 holds the celiotomy sheetaway from the narcotist and isolates the head of the patient fromthe rest of the table, a desirable arrangement in instances in whichlocal or spinal anesthesia is employed. The patient is thus un-able to see the manipulations, a factor which has a bearin
Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . ionor without these braces for the Moynihan position for work on thebiliary passages. The Lange table is attached when necessary to THE HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM 145 the foot section and serves as a foot rest in the Hartley wire screen shown in Figs. 87-90 holds the celiotomy sheetaway from the narcotist and isolates the head of the patient fromthe rest of the table, a desirable arrangement in instances in whichlocal or spinal anesthesia is employed. The patient is thus un-able to see the manipulations, a factor which has a bearing on themental shock, so often the sequel of operations undertaken withlocal anesthesia. Beyond this the table is furnished with shouldersupporters to prevent the patient from sliding upward when inthe Trendelenburg position and lithotomy stirrups. Fig. 87 showsthe table with screen frame and Cunningham elevating 88 shows the foot rest, the foot section dropped and a heelcup and lithotomy stirrup attached. Fig. 89 shows the table in. Fig. 89.—Operating Table Arranged for Hartleys Position. the Hartley position with the foot rest attached to prevent slippingof the patient. In neither of these illustrations are the shouldersupports shown, which are of course only attached when the Tren-delenburg posture is to be employed. Fig. 90 shows the table inthe Trendelenburg position with shoulder supports attached, thoughthe head section should perhaps be best slightly raised to show 146 THE OPERATING ROOM the most generally employed Trendelenburg position. If the footsection is dropped when the patient is to be placed in the Tren-
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