Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . Fig. 99.—Tables, Etc., Used in Operating Room. conserve perhaps best both cleanliness and drainage to place thepatient immediately upon the glass surface of the table, it has. Fig. 100.—Operating Table Covered with Pads. been found that the subsequent discomfort to the patient, the out-come of prolonged contact with a hard surface, is exceedingly ob-jectionable, To obviate this, the table is covered with two pads 154 THE OPERATING ROOM composed of cotton which are incased in rubber sheeting and thencovered with a linen case to fit the pad. T
Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . Fig. 99.—Tables, Etc., Used in Operating Room. conserve perhaps best both cleanliness and drainage to place thepatient immediately upon the glass surface of the table, it has. Fig. 100.—Operating Table Covered with Pads. been found that the subsequent discomfort to the patient, the out-come of prolonged contact with a hard surface, is exceedingly ob-jectionable, To obviate this, the table is covered with two pads 154 THE OPERATING ROOM composed of cotton which are incased in rubber sheeting and thencovered with a linen case to fit the pad. These are fastened tothe operating table with tapes (Fig. 100), an arrangement whichdoes not interfere with drainage, and the linen cases are removedand replaced with fresh ones after each operation, conservingcleanliness. The Instrument Table.—The instrument table is covered witha sterile towel (Fig. 101) or sheet, and the instruments after
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