American medical digest. . ords considerable advantage in re- moving the sutures, for by draggingupon it the whole line of sutures is ex-posed. The patient will be kept in bedtwo weeks, the sutures removed on thetenth day, though their longer retentionwould work no injury. The patientwill, if possible, void her urine, as theuse of the catheter, unless great care ispracticed, may engender cystitis. Thebowels having been thoroughly evacuat-ed will now be allowed to rest until thethird day, when a saline laxative will begiven and repeated every second diet will be moderate, giving butlitt
American medical digest. . ords considerable advantage in re- moving the sutures, for by draggingupon it the whole line of sutures is ex-posed. The patient will be kept in bedtwo weeks, the sutures removed on thetenth day, though their longer retentionwould work no injury. The patientwill, if possible, void her urine, as theuse of the catheter, unless great care ispracticed, may engender cystitis. Thebowels having been thoroughly evacuat-ed will now be allowed to rest until thethird day, when a saline laxative will begiven and repeated every second diet will be moderate, giving butlittle more than broths for a few injection will be used for the firstthree days, as its earlier use interfereswith the proper gluing of the surfacestogether with plasma. Wilcoxs Digital Forceps. The accompanying cut illustratesvery clearly the appearance and mannerof using an instrument which has beensent us by the[inventor for notice. Thedesign consists in attaching a species ofblunt curette to the index, in such way. that the instrument can be used as acurette, or in combination with thefinger as a fenestrated forceps. Theadvantage, in many cases, of such acombined digital and instrumentalmanipulation, must be obvious. Theinstrument was originally intended foruse in cases of adherent placenta ;but there are several other conditions ofthe uterus in which it might afford valu-able assistance.—M Y. Medical Journal. DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND OBSTETRICS. 19 Braided Silk Sutures in Operations forLacerated Cervix and Perineum. Dr. J. N. Martin, of the Universityof Michigan, says : I have used silk sut-ures in thirteen cases with exceedinglygood results, and Professor Dunster hasused it exclusively for two and a halfyears with most excellent results. Iclaim for silk sutures: r. They are as easily introduced assilver wire sutures. 2. Easier to tie silk and adjust theparts than to twist silver wire sutures. 3. Much less irritation to the patient(especially in the perin
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