BIPP Method

BIPP Method, proposed by the English surgeon Rutherford Morrison for the treatment of purulent wounds and cavities and first applied on the front of English troops during the imperialist war in 1916. Two years later, Morrison's separate monograph "BIPP-treatment of war wounds" was published, where the foundations of this method and the technique of its application are detailed in detail. The name "BIPP" comes from the initial letters of the paste (bismuth-iodoform-paraffin paste) used in this method and prepared according to the following formula: 8 parts of bismuth nitrate and 8 parts of liquid paraffin to 16 parts of iodoform. The essence of the BIPP method consists in treating purulent wounds, cavities, infected wound channels with methyl alcohol, followed by the application of a thin layer of bismuth-iodoform paste to their surface or walls, and in suturing the skin wound with threads impregnated with the same paste. Extensive testing of the BIPP method on wounded English soldiers on the front did not confirm its special advantages and benefits, and therefore it did not receive general recognition and further dissemination. The method was tested successfully in the Surgical Hospital Clinic of the 2nd Moscow State University on 40 stationary patients.