. Diseases of women. A clinical guide to their diagnosis and treatment. Fig. 232.—Closure of wound : needle being through peritoneum. (Savage.) to protect the bowels. If there has been oozing, put alsoa tell-tale sponge deep down in the pelvis. Let anassistant hold the wound extended with a blunt hook in. Fig. 233. — Showing how to hold ligatures out of the way for withdrawal of sponges. [Do ran.) OVARIOTOMY. 807 each angle of it; this will help you to get your stitch-holesnicely opposite each other. The stitches are best put inwith No. 1 half-curved needles held in a holder. Pass eachstitch f
. Diseases of women. A clinical guide to their diagnosis and treatment. Fig. 232.—Closure of wound : needle being through peritoneum. (Savage.) to protect the bowels. If there has been oozing, put alsoa tell-tale sponge deep down in the pelvis. Let anassistant hold the wound extended with a blunt hook in. Fig. 233. — Showing how to hold ligatures out of the way for withdrawal of sponges. [Do ran.) OVARIOTOMY. 807 each angle of it; this will help you to get your stitch-holesnicely opposite each other. The stitches are best put inwith No. 1 half-curved needles held in a holder. Pass eachstitch from within outwards, entering close to the peritonealedge (Fig. 232), taking up a large bundle of muscle, andemerging about a quarter of an inch from the skin all the stitches have been put in, hold their endsin artery forceps, and then with a blunt hook draw themaway from the centre of the wound. (Fig. 233.) Thentake out the sponges. The deep one will show how muchoozing is going on. Tie each stitch, first with a doubleturn, to prevent the first hitch from slipping while you tiethe second; then with a second hitch. Pull the stitch justtight enough to prevent gaping of the wound; too tightstitches will inflict unnecessary pain, and may cause stitch-hole abscesses. The distance between
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