Cornell University Medical Bulletin Vol 13

Excerpt from Cornell University Medical Bulletin, Vol. 13: Studies From the Department of Surgery; July, 1923 An abscess treated as described above drains in a marvellous fashion. The fluid readily escapes both alongside the rubber dam and by capillary drainage through the loosely packed gauze. The intraabdominal contents are kept back with a minimum Of trauma and irritation. The removal Of the gauze and the tampon itself is absolutely painless, a factor to which I attach the highest importance. In cases Of a large neglected abscess it is my custom to rely largely upon this large tampon and not use any sutures in the abdominal wall. Sutures in the abdominal wall have two disadvantages: (i) Stitch holes are likely to be come infected and be Of themselves a complication, and (2) by locking up Of the fascial planes, which are likely to become infected, secondary infection of the abdominal wall with necrosis Of the fascia and Sloughing may occur. By the omission Of sutures and reliance on the tampon, we have for the most part a wound which has absolutely no reaction and is absolutely painless. In fact, we have the impression that the convalescence Of patients treated in this way is very much more comfortable than by other methods. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.