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A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery.

  • Samuel Sharp
Date:
1761
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Credit: A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    kind of Aftringent, and by checking the Dif- charge, which would be brought on by their Irritation, the Urethra becomes inflamed, and renders their ACtion of no effeCt; befides, that generally through want of a proper de¬ gree of Suppuration, their Continuance in the Urethra for a fuflicient length of Time is in- fupportable. Wax-Candles are alfo of this nature; but their Operation is not fo flrong, as that of fome Epuloticks: However, for the moft part, they produce fo little Matter, that they prove an ineffectual Application. It fhould therefore feem improper, to ufe this Species of Bougie, unlefs it be at the Conclu- fion of a Cure, when we propofe to cicatrile the Ulcers. Escharotic Powders fprinkled on the Bougie in a fmall Quantity, is a Method of Practice followed by fome Surgeons, who dis¬ avow the ufe of EJcharotich, and declare they only employ them for the fake of a plentiful Digeftion; but as they muff: erode in fome degree, and there are certain Urethras^ where the lead Erofion is very pernicious, I think the ufe of them may be dangerous; befides, that when they aCt as an Efcharotic, they form an E/char, inftead of bringing on a Suppuration. Plaisters