President's Address: Some Points in Connection with the Successful Issue of Simple Prostatectomy

The patient before operation is trained by an experienced nurse in the art of thoracic respiration.-Deep anaesthesia during the actual enucleation of the growth of the prostate.-The scrotum and penis must be kept well up on the abdomen after the operation, and a suspensory bandage must be provided for the patient on discharge.-1 c.c. of pituitrin is injected immediately after the operation.-The first post-operative dressing is not done for twenty-four hours after the operation. No catheter is used after the operation, except very occasionally. The slightest sign of post-operative disease of the air-passages should be treated adequately, and immediately.