The practice of surgery . Fie;. 13.—Mixter tube in cecum. abdomen by a free incision on the right, as already described, secure theappendix if it is easily accessible only, introduce into the pelvis a largefenestrated cigaret drain or split rubber tube, and provide for furthertube-drainage through a stab-wound above the left inguinal ring.^ Torelieve excessive and paralyzing intestinal distention puncture the bowelin several places with a trocar, and draw off gas and Hquid have seen no benefit from introducing concentrated epsom saltsthrough the trocar, as is sometimes advised. The
The practice of surgery . Fie;. 13.—Mixter tube in cecum. abdomen by a free incision on the right, as already described, secure theappendix if it is easily accessible only, introduce into the pelvis a largefenestrated cigaret drain or split rubber tube, and provide for furthertube-drainage through a stab-wound above the left inguinal ring.^ Torelieve excessive and paralyzing intestinal distention puncture the bowelin several places with a trocar, and draw off gas and Hquid have seen no benefit from introducing concentrated epsom saltsthrough the trocar, as is sometimes advised. The after-treatment is important, and the practitioner will do wellto follow for a day or two the so-called Ochsner method—no food or drink 1 See an interesting discussion of this question by Lucius W. Hotchkiss in , July 2, 1904. 40 THE ABDOMEN by mouth, gastric lavage if vomiting persists, nutrient enemata, and theuse of copious saline injections, preferably by the seeping methodsuggested by J. B. Murphy.^ In bo
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