An Experimental and Clinical Research Into Certain Problems Relating to Surgical Operations

An Experimental and Clinical Research Into Certain Problems Relating to Surgical Operations An Essay Awarded the Alvarenga Prize for 1901 by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Experimental and Clinical Research Into Certain Problems Relating to Surgical Operations: An Essay Awarded the Alvarenga Prize for 1901 by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The several subjects comprising this research were suggested by practical experience in the Operating-room. As most of our exact knowledge of human functions has been gained by animal experimentation, it would seem to be safe to apply the laws thus Obtained to surgical prac tice. This is more particularly true of the vascular and the nervous system. Upon the ready and the exact appli cation of such laws depend the immediate results of many Operations.

This research extended over three years, during which time the results were clinically compared and applied in an active Operative practice. It was exceedingly gratify ing to note the close correspondence between the phe nomena observed in the operating-room and in the labora tory.

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ISBN: 9781333259334
Publisher: Fb&c Ltd
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Number of pages: 210
Weight: 286g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 11mm