The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . orne in mind at every catheterization. Theresulting cystitis is quite as apt to be due to actual injury to thedelicate bladder mucosa as to infection introduced from this reason the utmost care is necessary in performing thecatheterization as gently as possible, using a very small in-strument. When pain is complained of it is usually because toolarge an instrument has been used. Catheterization in the Male. —The entire procedure is conducted GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE AFTER-TREATMENT 215 with ase


The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . orne in mind at every catheterization. Theresulting cystitis is quite as apt to be due to actual injury to thedelicate bladder mucosa as to infection introduced from this reason the utmost care is necessary in performing thecatheterization as gently as possible, using a very small in-strument. When pain is complained of it is usually because toolarge an instrument has been used. Catheterization in the Male. —The entire procedure is conducted GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE AFTER-TREATMENT 215 with aseptic precautions. The hands of the operator, thepatients parts are cleansed and the solution and instrumentsrendered sterile. A dram or two or olive oil is injected bymeans of a glass syringe into the anterior urethra. If a metalcatheter is used the procedure is as follows: The patient liesin the recumbent position with his head resting on a pillow, thelegs slightly flexed and the thighs separated. The surgeon standsat the patients left side. The penis, with the foreskin drawn.


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