Eleven Antiseptic Ovariotomies

Three Successful Ovariotomies

Five days subsequently the patient was brought into the operating theatre, brought under the influence of anaisthetic (A. C. E.). The abdomen was washed with 1 in 2000 H. P. lotion, with alcohol, and again with H. P. lotion. She had previously been given a phenyle bath. The patient was then placed in the Trendelenberg position, and an incision was made extending from the umbilicus to a point 1"...

Antiseptic Methods

The Antiseptic

Suprathel-antiseptic matrix: in vitro model for local antiseptic treatment?

Acetic acid is a traditional antiseptic agent that has been used for more than 6000 years. The main goal of this study was to demonstrate the suitability of Suprathel (PolyMedics Innovations GmbH, Denkendorf, Germany) in combination with various antiseptic agents to create an "antiseptic-matrix" especially designed for problematic microorganisms such as Proteus vulgaris, Acinetobacter baumannii...

Surgery — Antiseptic Vagaries

a pointed stick of orange wood, and the hands scrubbed again; then they should be immersed successively iu solutions of permanganate of potash, oxalic acid, and peroxide of hydrogen; finally, they should be soaked in corrosive sublimate and rinsed with boiled water." Another class of enthusiasts revel in antiseptic polypharmacy. The following (from the American Medico-Surgical Bulletin for May ...