Preparation
GKA
from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...
Preparation for abdominal surgery:-
- Wet Girdle - encourages Fluxion
- Haemorrhage - Steam Jet
In Pelvic Inflammation and other conditions it is often best to treat the Pelvic Cellulitis before surgery. Surgery is simplified and sometimes avoided.
Chronic invalids (due to Neurasthenia, Chronic Inflammation or suppurative lesions) have unbalanced vasomotor control, worsened again by surgery. This means that slight chilling during or post surgery results in retrostasis, internal congestion and worsening of existing inflammation. This is treated by:-
- Graduated Tonic Cold for 10days before especially
- Fomentations to abdomen, chest and spine with Hot Foot Bath then
- Cold Mitten Friction and Cold Towel Rub
- Diaphoretics every 2-3 days - also enhances elimination
To increase elimination, decrease Toxaemia and thus reduce
- Nervous System Irritability :-
- Diuretics
- low-protein diet
- free Water Drinking in Anaemia - full Sun Bath
All the above improve wound healing and increase leucocytosis thus preventing post-operative infections of the wound, lungs or elsewhere.