. A new manual of surgery, civil and military. inary preparation. The incision should be free and in themid-line. As soon as the abdomen is opened an immediate search for the per-foration should be made. This should be carried out in a systematic mannerso that the tissues will not be handled any more than necessary. As soon as the perforation is found it is grasped and held closed temporar-ily by an assistant, while the surgeon carefully sponsres all of the soiled areasto remove as much of the stomach contents as possible, great care being usedto cause little or no traumatism to the peritoneum
. A new manual of surgery, civil and military. inary preparation. The incision should be free and in themid-line. As soon as the abdomen is opened an immediate search for the per-foration should be made. This should be carried out in a systematic mannerso that the tissues will not be handled any more than necessary. As soon as the perforation is found it is grasped and held closed temporar-ily by an assistant, while the surgeon carefully sponsres all of the soiled areasto remove as much of the stomach contents as possible, great care being usedto cause little or no traumatism to the peritoneum. The remaining portion isnow shut off from the field of operation by the placing of some large gauzepads in the abdominal cavity. A stomach tube is now introduced and gastriclavage carried out until the water returns perfectly clear. The perforationshould now be closed and in doing this care should be used so that the stomachwill be left free from any deformity which may later cause an obstruction. Ii SURGERY OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH 463.
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