Surgical experience of chloroform / by James Miller.

  • Miller, James.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Surgical experience of chloroform / by James Miller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    Pujjo XIX. By Anaesthesia during operation, the pain which is felt after- wards is probably considerably modified, . . 3b' XX. Sickness, on emergence, is only occasional, . . .37 XXI. Syncope is proved to be rare, . . .37 XXH. Anaesthesia does not seem to favour the accession of Erysi- pelas, ....... 3'J XXTTT. Chloroform occasions but little temporary and no permanent irritation of the air-passages, . . . .40 XXIV. There need be little dread of hysteria, . . .40 XXV. In operations on the mouth and nose, Anaesthesia must be used warily, if at all, ...... 42 XXVI. Chloroform lulls pain after operation; and may be advanta- geously employed thus, although inexpedient during the operation itself, ...... 44 XXVII. In operations on the skull and brain Anaesthesia is not contra- indicated, ....... 45 XXVm. Anaesthesia is of much service in cases of dislocation, . 47 XXIX. Anaesthesia is of much use in the examination of injuries, . 50 XXX. Anaesthesia lends much assistance in the treatment of irritable stricture, ....... 52 XXXI. Anaesthesia renders the operation of sounding safer for both patient and surgeon, . . . . .53 XXXII. By Anaesthesia, lithotomy, in cases of diseased kidney, may be rendered both warrantable and hopeful, . . .54 XXXIII. Chloroform is a most valuable auxiliary in the taxis for hernia, 57 XXXIV. Anaesthesia is of unspeakable advantage in saving the feelings of delicacy and modesty in women, . . .57 XXXV. Chloroform, as an Anaesthetic, has a decided advantage over Ether, 59 XXXVI. In what cases is Anaesthesia inadmissible ? . . .59 XXXVII. Is life saved as well as pain ? .... 59