The technique of abdominal and pelvic surgery / by J.W. Long.

  • Long, John Wesley, 1859-1926.
Date:
1895
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Credit: The technique of abdominal and pelvic surgery / by J.W. Long. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    [Reprinted from the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Journal THE TECHNIQUE OF ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC SURGERY.* By J. W. Long, M. D., Richmond, Va., Professor of Gynaecology at the Medical College of Virginia. By technique is meant the essential details for, during, and subse- quent to, an operation. It is a well-recognized fact that the essence of modern surgery is asepsis j therefore in our technique we should strive to attain as nearly as possible this ideal condition. This may The operating-room furniture. be done by a combination of the following methods, each of which is distinct, but all having the same object in view—viz., the removal of dirt and bacteria : * Read before the North Carolina Medical Society at its forty-second annual meeting, held in Goldsboro, May 14-16, 1895.