This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...stated, may be used when properly sterilized instead of protective for covering the wound. Cargile Membra.ne.--This material, in the form of a thin transparent membrane, is prepared from the peritoneum of the ox. It is employed to cover portions of the intestines or other abdominal viscera which have ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...stated, may be used when properly sterilized instead of protective for covering the wound. Cargile Membra.ne.--This material, in the form of a thin transparent membrane, is prepared from the peritoneum of the ox. It is employed to cover portions of the intestines or other abdominal viscera which have been denuded of peritoneum, and thus prevent adhesions. The membrane should be thoroughly sterilized, and when applied to the defect should be held in place by a few sutures of fine silk or catgut. It has also been employed in plastic operations upon the nerves or tendons to prevent the formation of adhesions to the surrounding tissues. Some difference of opinion exists as to its utility by different observers. Gauze Dressings. The most convenient and cheapest material for wound dressing is a material known to the trade as cheese-cloth or tobacco-cloth, and for surgical use should contain no sizing. From the fact that it has a very open mesh, it absorbs well either the materials with which it is prepared or the discharges from the wound, and is soft and pliable, so that it is a comfortable form of dressing to the patient. Gauze containing various antiseptic substances was formerly much employed in surgical dressings, but at the present time it has been largely superseded by sterilized gauze. Bichloride or Corrosive Sublimate Gauze.--Bichlm ride or corrosive sublimate gauze is prepared by placing cheese-cloth in a washing-kettle and covering it with water to which is added two pounds of washing-soda or a pint of lye; the latter is added to dissolve any oily matter which the cheese-cloth contains, thus making it more absorbent. The gauze is boiled in this solution for an hour, and is then removed and washed in boiled water and passed through a...
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