Medical Record Volume 22 (Paperback)

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. 1882 Excerpt: ...That Robert Houston, of Glasgow, did attack a cystic tumor of the ovary in 1701, there seemed to be no doubt, and the woman lived thirteen years after the operation. The first systematic ovariotomy was performed by McDowell, of Kentucky, in 1809, and the operation was nearly as perfect as performed to-day. The paper closed with a consideration of the various conditions which influence success and failure, such as climate, avoidance of the operation in public hospitals, avoidance of septic diseases by the operator and his assistants, maintenance of strict cleanliness, etc. The paper was discussed by Mr. J. Knowsley Thornton, of London, England, and Drs. H. P. O. Wilson, of Baltimore; G. H. Lvman, of Boston, and G. Kimball, of Lowell, Mass. Drs. H. P. C. Wilson, of Baltimore, and J. . Trask, of Astoria, were appointed Auditing Committee, after which the Society adjourned to meet at 3 P.m. Wednesday--First Day--Afternoon Session. The Society was called to order by the President, and Dr. Theophilus Parvin, of Indianapolis, read a paper on THE CARE OF THE PERINEUM IN THE SECOND STAOE OF LABOR. It had been shown by Duncan and Schroeder that in primiparsD some tearing of the vulvo-vaginal orifice was inevitable; only thirty-nine per cent, of women in their first labor, according to the latter, escaping rupture of the fourchette. Concerning the frequency of rupture, the statement that several hundred cases of labor had been attended without the occurrence of that accident could never be accepted, unless the person making it could also state that he had carefully examined the perineum in every case immediately after labor. The statistics of many obstetricians were then given, after which the author passed to the consideration of the causes, such as those relat...