Electro-haemostasis in operative surgery

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D. Appleton, 1899 - 173 pages
 

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Page 76 - The circular incision having been made to the depth, say, of a quarter of an inch, it will now be observed that by increased traction the uterus may be drawn much farther downward, and by directing the knife upward and inward the amputation may be carried to any desired extent
Page 74 - Before removing the electrode for any purpose, such as change of position, or altering the curve of the knife, the current should first be stopped and the instrument again placed into position while cool before resuming the incision. In other words, if the knife, though heated only to a dull red,
Page 8 - the application of the heat supply. While thinking of how to overcome these difficulties, my attention was called to the use of electricity in heating laundry smoothingirons. It then occurred to me to adapt the same heating power to surgical instruments, such as the clamp and forceps. My requirements in this regard were explained to Mr. Louis M. Pignolet,
Page 25 - pedicle for example. At the same time that bleeding is arrested, all lymphatics are sealed up, which prevents septic absorption. The tissues of the stump are reduced to the smallest possible size, and there are no raw surfaces left to form adhesions to the abdominal or pelvic viscera,

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