Emergency surgery, for the general practitioner.

  • Sluss, John W. (John William), 1867-
Date:
1910
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Credit: Emergency surgery, for the general practitioner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    One of several conditions will be presenl and tlu- line of procedure will depend upon the one which is found. i. The intestine is sound; that is to say, it has a uniform, dark violet color, most marked at the site of the constriction where it is lustrous. There is no erosion of the serous covering. Douching Fn.. 393.■ — Dividing the constricting fibers of the strangulated inguinal hernia. The 1'arts should lie well exposed, (fiuibe.) the bowel with warm normal salt solution restores its tonicity, its rounded outline, and after a few minutes it assumes a redder color and is to be returned to the abdominal cavity. 2. The intestine is slightly injured; that is to say, there may be several small zones of erosion exposing the muscular or even the mucous layer. Bury these areas with a few Lembert sutures, repair any injuries to the mesentery, and reduce. If the intestinal loop is long.