Modern surgery, general and operative (1914) (14595410279)

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Title: Modern surgery, general and operative

Year: 1914 (1910s)

Authors: Da Costa, J. Chalmers (John Chalmers), 1863-1933

Subjects: Surgery Surgery, Operative

Publisher: Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders company

Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries

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Fig. 57.—Illustrating an ordinary suction ap-paratus for the finger (felon, etc.) with a con-vexity at the lower surface, designed to receivethe pus (Meyer and Schmieden). suppuration in a crushed limb. The treatment is contra-indicated in spreadinginflammation—for instance, erysipelas. Bier claims that arterial hyperemia induced by hot air is particularlyuseful in chronic inflammation, as it favors the absorption of exudates and of

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j?ig_ 58.—Shows glass of simpler configuration; a rubber tube connects glass with bulb: the samecan be readilv detached, thus rendering easy the sterilization of the glass by boiling. In the tube athree-way stop-cock is inserted. This cup is used for treating furuncles of larger dunensions, etc.(Meyer and Schmieden). adhesions. It will hasten the separation of sequestra. Venous hyperemiaproduced by the elastic band or the cupping glass is claimed to be of greatvalue in infections. It may abolish the infection, prevent suppuration, andhasten the process to a conclusion. It does certainly lessen pain and favor Repair 115 absorption. The elastic band may be used upon an extremity, a testicle, thescrotiun, and the head. In other regions cupping glasses are used, a partialvacuum being established in the glass by means of a pump or a rubber bulb. Sir Almroth Wrights Views Upon Inflammation and Its Treat=ment.—Wright mamtains that a free supply of blood and lymph is necessaryfor repair,

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