This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...the vessels are caught up. Retractors are not needed and are objectionable, because of the inevitable traction thev cause on tissues outside of the field of operation. This method of operating may require a little more time, but it prevents the loss of Wood. Blood which trickles over the side of her neck and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...the vessels are caught up. Retractors are not needed and are objectionable, because of the inevitable traction thev cause on tissues outside of the field of operation. This method of operating may require a little more time, but it prevents the loss of Wood. Blood which trickles over the side of her neck and shoulder and finally beats a tattoo in the sponge pan, is very apt to elicit interrogatory remarks from exonhthalmic patients. The secret of success in thvroidectomv under local anesthesia is that the surgeon must not hurt the patient. The field must be completely anesthetized, and must be kept free from Wood The latter is impossible unless the former is realized, because if the patient suffers pain the necessarv delicacy in technic reauired to perform a Woodless operation is not possible. With all details mastered thyroidectomy under local anesthesia becomes an exceedingly satisfactory and simple operation. CHAPTER XI Operations On The Mammary Gland Because of the great extent of the wound required in the radical removal of the breast and its diversified nerve supply, this operation does not lend itself readily to performance under local anesthesia. Nevertheless, the radical operation may be satisfactorily done if there are contraindications to general anesthesia. In thin women this is readily accomplished, but in fat, muscular patients the tax on the operator's time and resources is considerable. It is just these women that a particularly radical operation is required, for the vigorous woman in midlife gives a much poorer prognosis than the feeble aged woman. Nevertheless, I find myself urged by patients more and more frequently to undertake the operation under local even in the more difficult cases. The simpler operations, such as the remova...
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