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. 1922 Excerpt: ... applied to a burned area that it makes the paraffin film method stand out most emphatically as a painless method of treating burns. Herein lies one of its chief advantages over other methods. Absence of sepsis with this form of dressing is a second noticeable thing. It would rather naturally be supposed that such a ...
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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. 1922 Excerpt: ... applied to a burned area that it makes the paraffin film method stand out most emphatically as a painless method of treating burns. Herein lies one of its chief advantages over other methods. Absence of sepsis with this form of dressing is a second noticeable thing. It would rather naturally be supposed that such a dressing, confining discharges as it does, would give a favorable opportunity for bacterial growth. This, however, has been notably absent in all cases so far treated by the author. A distinct odor is given off on removal of the coating but this has a stale and musty rather than a putrefactive odor. The fact that the dressing is in itself sterile, is applied at a heat which might discourage bacterial growth, and that it is an air-tight dressing, seem to be the reasons for the non-development of infection. It can be definitely stated that sepsis with this form of treatment is extremely rare and not to be expected. The question as to whether this form of treatment can be used safely in extensive burns is still an open one. Some cases of not too great extent or depth will do well and not get. a dangerous amount of toxic absorption from confined secretions, while others in which there has been much destruction of tissue will show absorption early and in such cases paraffin-film dressings had better be discontinued in favor of salt solution compresses or the open-air method. No hard and fast rules can be laid down. The surgeon must be guided by the patient's symptoms and his own judgment. Experience would lead one to advise against the use of any form of confining dressing when any large area of body is involved. The length of time necessary for healing is one of the important points to be made in discussing the paraffin-film treatment of burns. The ...
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Very Good. No Jacket. Book Volume two of this early 20th century textbook of surgery, well illustrated. The editor, Dr. Ochsner, was Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine for 25 years, with his surgical clinic being one of the outstanding surgical clinics in the country. Additional contributors to this work include George Crile, William Mayo, John Deaver, et al. This volume covers surgery along the gastrointestinal tract, surgery of the breast, and thoracic/chest/heart surgeries.
