Lanterna Rally

Author: Royal Academy Of Medicine In Ireland

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-31

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 9780267388288

Excerpt from The Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science, Vol. 37: February and May, 1864 I have often been struck with the fact, that surgical Writers, with few exceptions, in describing tracheotomy, lay so little stress upon the removal of a portion of the windpipe in some of those cases requiring Operation. According to the directions given by these authors, nothing more is supposed than that the windpipe Should be opened; and the reader is left to infer that a slit or incision in the tube ought to be sufficient, and is, in fact, merely what is generally done. F or example, Mr. Fergusson writes thus The point of the knife should now be passed into the tube, at the lowest part of the exposed portion of the trachea, and carried from below upwards to any desired extent. Mr. Erichsen advises in these terms It must then be opened, by pushing the point of the knife, with its back turned towards the sternum, between two of the rings, and cutting upwards through about three of them. The late Mr. Liston gave this description The point of the knife is entered into the rings, with its back towards the sternum, and, by a slight sawing motion, three or four of them are divided upwards, and in the middle line. Mr. Pirrie says The point of the scalpel, having its back directed to the sternum, is introduced into the lowest portion of the trachea, thus exposing it to view, and is carried upwards so as to divide, in its course, three or four of the rings in the central line. Malgaigne writes thus En incisant longitu dinalement et de bas en haut trois, quatre 011 cinq anneaux de la trachée-artere. And, lastly, M. Guerin describes the act thus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.