. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. rom the stomach,which will sustain the patient until the union between the united endsof the intestine is sufficiently safe to make use of a general diet. Ordi-narily, firm union ex-ists after the third day,but many patients inwhom these operationsare indicated aremuch reduced instrength, and conse-quently their tissuesdo not heal so rapidly;and in such conditionsalcoholic stimulantsare imperative. The length of timethe
. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. rom the stomach,which will sustain the patient until the union between the united endsof the intestine is sufficiently safe to make use of a general diet. Ordi-narily, firm union ex-ists after the third day,but many patients inwhom these operationsare indicated aremuch reduced instrength, and conse-quently their tissuesdo not heal so rapidly;and in such conditionsalcoholic stimulantsare imperative. The length of timethe button may be re-tained in the intestinalcanal varies usually passes inseven to fourteen some cases severalweeks may haveelapsed before it ap-pears in the presence and posi-tion in the abdomencan, of course, beascertained by ski-agraphy. When thebutton remains in theintestine, unless it isgiving manifestationsof irritation, which itrarely does, it should never be disturbed. It can usually be foundsituated in the rectum, just above the internal sphincter, after seven toten days, and when it can be felt by digital examination it is extracted. Fig. 70
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