The Life and Work of the German Physician Johannes Scultetus (1595–1645)

Randomized controlled trial of abdominal binders for postoperative pain, distress, and blood loss after cesarean delivery

“…Patient distress is often due to several symptoms and the identification of its causes can improve patient management . Abdominal binders are being used increasingly as a form of alternative medicine, the use of which dates back several centuries . Abdominal binders are most commonly used owing to physician or patient preferences, and the possible advantages have not been clearly defined .…”

“…However, abdominal binders facilitate this process by compressing the stomach and bowel . The use of these binders has also been reported to provide support to alleviate the stress associated with surgical incisions . Bouvier et al .…”

The life and works of Johannes Schultheiss (1595–1645), who was the pioneer surgeon

“…Adriaan van de Spieghel discovered the talents within him. Soon after, Schultheiss was a successful student instead of the servant [1]. In 1621, he continued his studies at the University of Padua, Italy, where he received his MD degree from that institution at the age of twenty-six [2].…”

Haemodynamic and respiratory effects of an abdominal compression binder

“…The German surgeon Johannes Scultetus designed the non‐elastic Scultetus Binder in the 17th century. One function of the binder was to hold abdominal hernias in place and another was to relieve tension on post‐operative wounds after mastectomy (Scultetus et al. , 2003).…”

“…The German surgeon Johannes Scultetus designed the non-elastic Scultetus Binder in the 17th century. One function of the binder was to hold abdominal hernias in place and another was to relieve tension on post-operative wounds after mastectomy (Scultetus et al, 2003). However, it has been suggested that the abdominal compression might have negative effects on the postoperative pulmonary function by displacing the abdominal content upwards towards the thoracic cavity, due to increase in the intra-abdominal pressure (Pelosi et al, 2007).…”