Cargile membrane

A Cargile membrane was a sterile membrane made from the peritoneum of the ox, and was the first commercially available adhesion barrier.^[1] Its first reported use was in 1905.^[2] It was used in abdominal surgery to interpose between raw surfaces and thus prevent the formation of adhesions.^[3] It was also used to envelop freshly sutured nerves or tendons, and to protect wounds.

It was designed primarily to cover surfaces over which peritoneum has been removed, especially where a sterile membrane would lessen the formation of adhesion. It was available in the size of 4 × 6 inches, and sometimes used as packaging or a protective sheath.

It was named for American surgeon Charles H. Cargile (1853–1930),^[4] who first used it ca. 1900, according to Dorland's Medical Dictionary.

References

1. Huang, Yi-Ting; Su, Yu-Ying; Wu, Kai-Yun; Huang, Hui-Yu; Lin, Yu-Shan; Weng, Cindy Hsuan; Yang, Lan-Yan; Pan, Yu-Bin; Wang, Chin-Jung (2020-10-06). "Learning curve analysis of applying Seprafilm hyaluronic acid/carboxymethylcellulose membrane during laparoscopic hysterectomy". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 16592. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73692-y. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7538582. PMID 33024214.
2. Craig, A. B.; Ellis, A. G. (June 1905). "I. An Experimental and Histological Study of Cargile Membrane: With Reference to (1) Its Efficacy in Preventing Adhesion in the Abdominal and Cranial Cavities and Around Nerves and Tendons, and (2) Its Ultimate Fate in the Tissues". Annals of Surgery. 41 (6): 801–822. doi:10.1097/00000658-190506000-00001. ISSN 0003-4932. PMC 1426045. PMID 17861646.
3. Some uses of Cargile membrane – Red Cross Notes. Johnson & Johnson. 1904. pp. 70–.
4. "Find A Grave". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

External links

• 1908 NY Times story

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)