Aseptic surgical technique : with especial reference to gynaecological operations : together with notes on the technique employed in certain supplementary procedures . he operator, his assistants, and the nurses shouldwear white canvas shoes with low tops and with rubbersoles. They are clean and noiseless, and by their em-ployment the soiling of the street shoes during anoperation is avoided. They can be easily cleaned bywashing them off with hot water, and a coating ofpipe-clay will give them a very neat appearance. When putting on the operating suits, care must betaken to allow the hands to
Aseptic surgical technique : with especial reference to gynaecological operations : together with notes on the technique employed in certain supplementary procedures . he operator, his assistants, and the nurses shouldwear white canvas shoes with low tops and with rubbersoles. They are clean and noiseless, and by their em-ployment the soiling of the street shoes during anoperation is avoided. They can be easily cleaned bywashing them off with hot water, and a coating ofpipe-clay will give them a very neat appearance. When putting on the operating suits, care must betaken to allow the hands to come in contact with theclothing as little as possible. All the ordinary cloth-ing should be first removed, then the white shirt andtrousers are carefully put on, the shoes being adjustedlast of all. In hospitals there should be a dressing-room adjoin-ing the operating-room. Too much attention cannotbe paid to the minor points of personal is important to keep the head and face scrupulouslyclean. The hair of the head should not be allowed togrow long, and should be kept as free as possible fromdandruff. It has been su^ges^ted that the surgeon will. DISINFECTION OF THE SKIN. 51 do well to moisten the hair before an operation, sinceparticles of dust might easily fall down from his headinto the open wound, and thus, particularly if someinflammatory condition of the scalp were present,might produce a dangerous infection. Sterilized mus-lin caps or fillets may be worn. If he be willing, thesurgeon had best be clean shaven. A heavy beardshould never be permitted in close proximity to an openwound. The finger-nails should be kept well trimmed,for a long nail at times does a great deal of injury byscratching and otherwise injuring the tissues. Theyshould not be cleaned with the blade of a knife, asthis will wound the matrix. A bit of wood or ivoryshaped like a toothpick, or even a match shaveddown, will answer very well. Since Eberth, in 1875, demonstrated the presenceof
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