A general system of surgery in three parts - Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on (14582776610)

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Title: A general system of surgery in three parts : Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice : to which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery : with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience

Year: 1743 (1740s)

Authors: Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 Mynde, J

Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Bandages and bandaging Surgery General Surgery Bandages

Publisher: London : Printed for W. Innys at the West-End os St. Paul's ... (and four others)

Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

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ferviceable ; and, if they do not take effeft.Leeches may be applied to the turgid Veins, in order to remove their Tenfion,and difcharge their Contents, which may be alfo efi^ecled by Scarification witha Lancet, when the Parts are either inflamed, or Leeches are not at hand.Then, after letting them bleed in proportion to the Patients Strength, the Dref-fings may be made with fcraped Lint, ComprelTes, and the T Bandage, whichare to be renewed every Day, as long as the Diforder continues. What IpeedyRelief may by this way be had, no one can imagine but thofe who have expe-rienced. Sometimes the Piles are feated fo far within the Redtum, as to be in-a,ccefrible without dilating the Sphindter by the Speculum Ani, Tab. XXXIV.Fig. 15. and, upon their appearing, by the Help of this Inftrument, they maybe either fcarified with a Lancet, or divided with the Sciflfars, in order to dis-charge their thick Blood, which will abate the Inflammation, Tumour, and Pain. firl. II. /J. 2/, 2. Tab, xxxnn.

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J.Mifn</eff- Partll. Explanation of/he Thikty-fovrth FLArv/. ifi Pain. Sometimes, by tiiis Treatment, the blind will turn to the open, orbleeding Piles, attended with a confiderabk Flux, which, however, ought notto be lupprefled when within the Bounds of Moderation, as it may conducemuch to the Patients Health, and the Prevention or Removal of many obfti-nate Diforders, fuch as the Gout, Gravel, hypochondriacal Melancholy, Qc. up-on which Account many Phyficians recommend and excite this Evacuation;but as it muft be attended with many Inconveniencies, and often bad Confe-quences, I fhould rather approve of promoting the Cure of thofe Difeafes by o-ther Evacuations. IV. In order to prevent or relieve the blind Piles, nothing is more conducive Prevention,than a fpare and temperate Diet, with Bleeding, Spring and Fall, and oftnerif required. Internally may be taken a Powder or DecotStion ex Millefol. dranklike Tea, carefully avoiding every thing which heats the Blood, and conftipatest

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