The surgical assistant, a manual for students, practitioners, hospital internes and nurses . Fig. binder. Rectal dressings—tampon canula, split compress, gauze pad, the illustration, the surface is smoothed with a final applica-tion of vaselin, and the distal end is transfixed with a largesafety-pin to prevent the canula from slipping entirely intothe bowel. The external dressing consists of a split compress whenthe tampon canula is employed, of one or more pads ofgauze and a T binder, as indicated in figure 103. The gauze Hemorrhoids. 281 may be pinned to the binder to prevent slipping


The surgical assistant, a manual for students, practitioners, hospital internes and nurses . Fig. binder. Rectal dressings—tampon canula, split compress, gauze pad, the illustration, the surface is smoothed with a final applica-tion of vaselin, and the distal end is transfixed with a largesafety-pin to prevent the canula from slipping entirely intothe bowel. The external dressing consists of a split compress whenthe tampon canula is employed, of one or more pads ofgauze and a T binder, as indicated in figure 103. The gauze Hemorrhoids. 281 may be pinned to the binder to prevent slipping of thedressing. RADICAL OPERATION FOR HEMORRHOIDS, There should be ready: rectal speculum (e. g., Sims bi-valve), pile clamp (appendix, fig. 115), Paquelin cautery,two mouse-tooth forceps, a few artery forceps, [dressing. Fig. 104. Clamp and cautery operation. A, assistants right hand; B, as-sistants left hand ; C, surgeons left hand ; D, surgeons right hand. forceps], scissors curved on the flat, [a scalpel], needlesand needle holder for suturing operations, sponges, a fewsponge handles, No. 2 catgut ligatures, other ligature andsuture material as described below, sponge on a string,iodoform duster, tampon canula, split compress, gauze padsand binder. If there is no second assistant, these articlesmay all be arranged on a low table within easy reach. Clamp and Cautery Operation. (Smiths.) The spongeon a string having been inserted into the rectum, the assist-ant places in the operators lap the pile clamp, curved scis- 282 The Surgical Assistant. sors, and a pair of mouse-tooth forceps, and a pair of forcepsin his own lap. By gentle traction upon the string, if this benecessary, or by everting the mucous membrane with hisfingers on each side of the anus, the assistant exposes thehemorrhoids. The surgeo


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