Operative gynecology : . should be suspended over the other furnishings of the operating roomshould be as few as possible; all apparatus—-such as dressings, sterilizers, water-boilers, etc.—should be placed in an adjoining room. Theinstrument case should be conveniently located, either near the operating tableor in an adjoining room, so that an instrument may be quickly obtained ifrequired at any time in the midst of an operation. Glassware for instruments and solutions, and jars for sterilized ligatures,gauze, cotton, and towels, are kept in a room especially set aside for storage.
Operative gynecology : . should be suspended over the other furnishings of the operating roomshould be as few as possible; all apparatus—-such as dressings, sterilizers, water-boilers, etc.—should be placed in an adjoining room. Theinstrument case should be conveniently located, either near the operating tableor in an adjoining room, so that an instrument may be quickly obtained ifrequired at any time in the midst of an operation. Glassware for instruments and solutions, and jars for sterilized ligatures,gauze, cotton, and towels, are kept in a room especially set aside for storage. The sterilization of instruments, dressings, etc., should not be done in theoperating room, as the combustion products vitiate the atmosphere, and duringthe summer months the temperature of the room becomes excessive with theadditional heat. The anesthesia room should be conveniently placed, but great care must beobserved to have it so planned that noises from the operating room will notbe heard by a waiting Fig. 5.—Side View of Same, show-ing Movable Basin Suspend-ed Above, Staff Basin ; be-low this is Basin Used byStudents. OPERATING TABLE. STERILIZED WATER. 11 Operating Table.—The gynecological operating table should be of metal witha movable glass top, which can be raised or lowered as required. The Boldt table shown in the figure is one of the most satisfactory on theAmerican market. Its simplicity is such that its mechanism can readily beunderstood by consulting the figure. When the patient is elevated in the Tren-delenburg position the shoulder supports should be well padded to preventinjury to the nerves of the neck.
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