CHAPTER XI

THE AFTER-TREATMENT, RISKS, AND SEQUELÆ OF ABDOMINAL GYNÆCOLOGICAL OPERATIONS

After-treatment of Abdominal Operations, 93. Complications of Abdominal Gynæcological Operations--Metrostaxis, 95; Bed-sores, 95; Post-anæsthetic Paralysis, 95; Giving way of the Wound, 96; Hæmorrhage, 97; Intrapelvic Hæmorrhage, 98; Pneumonia, 99; Parotitis, 99; Thrombosis, 101; Pulmonary Embolism, 101; Foreign Bodies left in the Abdomen, 105; Tetanus, 107; Injury to the Intestines, 109; Intestinal Obstruction, 110; Perforating Ulcer of the Stomach and Small Intestine, 111; Injuries to the Bladder, 111; to the Ureter, 112. The fate of Ligatures, 117. Post-operative Kraurosis, 120. The Cicatrix, 120 93-122