First, the new Spanish government told the United States that it was willing to offer a change in the Reconcentration policies (the main set of policies that was feeding yellow journalism in the United States) if the Cuban rebels agreed to a cessation of hostilities.
Some were assigned to keep their stitched wounds dry and covered for at least 48 hours (the control group), and others were told to keep the dressing on to absorb immediate bleeding, then remove it and bathe as normal in the first 12 hours. None of the patients were on antibiotics.
1 Always keep your foot elevated for a minimum of one week after surgery. 2  Keep your foot dry for at least two weeks after surgery while the stitches are in. 3  Never change the dressing after surgery, this should be left to the podiatric surgeon. 4  The podiatric surgeon will remove the stitches within two weeks after surgery.