A textbook of obstetrics . FigS. 434 and 435. — Lacerations of the perineum without involvement of thepelvic floor. Such tears would not affect the womans health or comfort subse-quently ( liar). four hours of its occurrence. The simplest way to sew up a lacerated perineum that does not involve the sphincter ani isshown in figure 430. All that is needed for the operation is acurved needle set upon a handle and a few strands of silk- LABOR COMPLICA TED BY ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES. 56 l worm gut. The suture material and the needle .should be im-mersed in boiling water for five to ten minutes befor
A textbook of obstetrics . FigS. 434 and 435. — Lacerations of the perineum without involvement of thepelvic floor. Such tears would not affect the womans health or comfort subse-quently ( liar). four hours of its occurrence. The simplest way to sew up a lacerated perineum that does not involve the sphincter ani isshown in figure 430. All that is needed for the operation is acurved needle set upon a handle and a few strands of silk- LABOR COMPLICA TED BY ACCIDENTS AND DISEASES. 56 l worm gut. The suture material and the needle .should be im-mersed in boiling water for five to ten minutes before they areused. Tlie woman is kept in the dorsal position across the bed ;the thighs are well Hexed and widely separated, the feet restingupon chairs. The operator inserts the forefinger of his left handin the rectum and measures the depth and extent of the tearwith his thumb in the vagina. The needle is then plungeddeeply into the pelvic muscles, so that it encircles the woundthroughout its whole depth and emerges on th
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