Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-22


are in progress in different parts of the
building, and are quite expensive. In
the halls and corridors much linoleum is
used. 1t is an excellent floor covering,
from hygenic standpoint, as II absorbs
! nothing and is easily cleaned.
The laundry and kitchen are depart
ments OF great importance. In the for
mer, which is in building outside the
hospital proper, are cleansed the cloth
ing OF attaches and patients, and the
bedding, ETC., while in the latter is pre-
pared the food oil the attendants and
employees, and Of the patients. Precise
ly the diet required by each of the latter
is prescribed by member of the hosp
tai staff in charge oil the case, and the
same is prepared in the kitchen and
properly served. No hotel in the city
serves better food than is furnished to
the patients in this hospital.
A well appointed drug store is valu-
able feature oil the institution; and here
can be obtained or put up, on the short
| est notice, any article or prescription in
! the drug store that may be r. qliired
On the top floor is a smoking room,
/ where male atients while away the
lime, smoking, playing cards, dominoes,
etc.
/
But the highest interest attaching to
any feature OF the hospital, centers in
the operating rooms, OF which there are
two, IN different parts Of the building
In the furnishings and appliances of
these rooms is exemplihed the wonder
full progress modern surgery is making
Here are instruments for every conceiy-
, able operation on the human body, en-
closed in glass cases, and within reach
on the instant To describe the several
instruments and the uses of each, would
| require volume.
One special feature of each OF Grating
room is the table on which the patient is
placed. It is called Markoe's improved
table, and is partly constructed oil glass.
the other portions being OF enameled
metal. Its structure il somewhat COM
| plicited, and admits OF ready access
with instruments to any part of the body,
oil quick and thorough drainage, Of the
/ application OF all necessary anii-septic
measures, and Of The most perfect surgi.
| Cal cleanliness, term that has a sgnifi-
| canoe oil the highest importance. The
| second table OF this kind offered for
sale, was purchased by this hospital
| about year ago. which shows the alert.
! ness with which every improvement is
[, sought after.
In connection with each operating
room Is AN apparatus for sterizing all
fabrics used in surgery such as ban
dages, towels, napkins, etc; the jnstru-
meats, the hands oil the operating sur
geons, and the apparel worn by them
| while operating.
Modern surgery proceeds upon the
theory that nearly all evil effects follow
ing surgical operation are due to mi.
croscopc germs that find their way to
the God and tissues and propagate
therein. producing pus, fever, inflamma-
ton and death; and. that il wound can
be protected from germs. the chances of
a successful result are enormously aug
| mented.
Pursuant TO this theory in well con-
ducied, modem ho,pitals, the most
thorough and elaborate precautions are
taken, IN connection with surgical opera-
Mons. t. prevent the access of germs to
the blood or tissues. The micros copic
enemy may exist upon towel, the lint,
the bandage, the hands of the surgeon.
or even upon the instrument. Conse-
auenlly every article and every substance
likely to come in contact with the
wound, must be steriized, that is, freed
from microscopic life.
Steriliza ion is accomplished by heat
faDrics are placed in receptacle made
LOT the purpose aud steamed; aud surgi-
cal instruments are boiled in solution
oil soda before using. The Operating
surgeon pares his nails close. keeps them
scfupulously clean, and immediately be-
lore operating washes his hands repeat
edly in hot water, with soap mad. for
the purpose. First he uses water heated
TO about l 10 degrees, then some degrees
hotter. Again ana again is the temper
atdre Increased. until he at length gives
his hands tiral scrubhing in water
heated to about 40 degrees, or as hot
as can be borne. This ,teriliz alton and
attendant precautions are signified BY
the term surgical cleanliness.
AS subjects OF newspaper articles, sur
gical operations and other features of
hosp TAI experiences may ordinarily be
regarded as Of doubtful propriety. But
they are quite justifiable at times, and
the writer believes that good will come
OF description OF few of the cases
shown at the Holy Cross hospital.
because 1t shows that this CITY is well adj
vanced in surgical science, and the most
modern hospital facilities,
soME OF THE PATIENTS,
To show the kinds OF cases that are
being treated the Holy Cross hospital, a
few will be described. But before doing
SO will here state that in no case is the
patients name mentioned in connection
with the operation he or she may have
undergone. This is as 1t should be, ior
many are sensitive about their al ments.
and would hesitate TO take hospital treat.
n ent il it were otherwise
A married lady in the female ward had
suffered distressing symptoms, including
ueriue hemorrhage The usual treat
ment failed, aud another examinaii IN
WAS made resulting in the discovery of
what is technically called ec,opc gesta-
lion. Conception in the fallopiin tube
had taken place, and the in,us had be-
gun TO grow in the tube distending II
enormously. II not promptly disc w.
cred and corrected, SUCH a condi ion
must result ia death to the patient.
Tine remedy lay in the removal of the
tube with i unnatural growth. The
excision was made through an opening
ia the abdomen rigid surgical cleanli.
ness charac,erizing the operation
throughout The result was completely
successful. There was no Increase in
the patients temperature. the wound
healed nicely and quickly and without a
drop OF pus. and ia a few days she was
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