Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . sistants or the apparatus to interfere with the source of operations on the ab-domen the head of thepatient should be turnedtoward the light if theTrendelenburg posture isto be employed, and thefeet point toward the lightif the patient is to remainflat throughout the opera-tion. In the former in-stance the assistant ad-ministering the narcosisis liable to throw a shadowon the field of operation,if there has been no pro-vision made for reverseillumination as , this obtains only during the first portion of the operati
Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . sistants or the apparatus to interfere with the source of operations on the ab-domen the head of thepatient should be turnedtoward the light if theTrendelenburg posture isto be employed, and thefeet point toward the lightif the patient is to remainflat throughout the opera-tion. In the former in-stance the assistant ad-ministering the narcosisis liable to throw a shadowon the field of operation,if there has been no pro-vision made for reverseillumination as , this obtains only during the first portion of the operation when the patient is stilllying flat. When the Trendelenburg posture is assumed the pa-tients abdomen will be higher than the head of the assistant ad-ministering the narcosis, if he be seated (which he should be), andthe difficulty mentioned is overcome. This calls for a source oflight as high up as is feasible, and in all operations this should beborne in mind. The illustration (Fig. 124) shows a serviceablearrangement of tables and Fig. 122.—Sterile Towels Arranged inManner to Surround Operative Field. THE OPERATING ROOM IN PRIVATE PRACTICE Using the description of the operating room as described as astandard, as nearly as possible an arrangement should be attemptedwhen operating in private practice. As already stated, sterile 170 THE OPERATING ROOM material for wipes, dressings, sterile towels and dressings areobtainable in the market, packed in impervious packages, whichsimplifies very much the problem. If the surgeon have not at hiscommand apparatus which will sterilize with certainty this classof material, it is best to obtain it in the market. As regards the
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