. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. dry as possible, and shouldbe smeared with vaselin to prevent theirritating effects of the contact of urine. Over the wound should be placed a large sponge, and above the sponge should be a large pad of absorbent wool, applied transversely, like a scarf, from one side of the groin to the other. This pad rests upon the pubes. It keeps the sponge in place, and serves to absorb any urine which may escape the sponge. It may
. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. dry as possible, and shouldbe smeared with vaselin to prevent theirritating effects of the contact of urine. Over the wound should be placed a large sponge, and above the sponge should be a large pad of absorbent wool, applied transversely, like a scarf, from one side of the groin to the other. This pad rests upon the pubes. It keeps the sponge in place, and serves to absorb any urine which may escape the sponge. It may be con-veniently replaced by pads of cyanid gauze, frequently changed. Not less than 20 sponges should be in use. The arrangement of the bed-clothes over the cradle allows the part to be always in view, the patients trunk and limbs being well covered up with blankets. The sponges and wool pad must be changed as often as needed—possibly two, three, or four times in the hour. The pad is, of course, thrown away, but the sponge may be used over and over again. rinsed in water, is then immersed for some lotion, is once more rinsed, and is then dried ready for use. Before. Fig. 82.—Stevensons Suprapubic Drainage-tubein Place and Attached to a Receptacle forUrine.—(DaCosta.) Each sponge is wellhours in carbolic OPERATIONS UPON UTERUS, BLADDER, KIDNEYS, ETC. 281 each sponge and scarf of wool are applied, the skin should be rapidlydried. No bandage is required. The patient must lie upon the back,and should assume, as soon as he is able, the sitting position. If hewishes to lie upon one or the other side, the sponge and the wool padmust be adjusted to meet the altered position. If this plan is carried out by intelligent and painstaking nurses, thepatients bed may be kept absolutely dry, and the skin perfectly soundand free from excoriation. The sponges can be changed during sleepwithout waking the patient, the wound being always in view through awindow in the cradle. The sooner the
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