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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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    marvellous Influence to the Bark, when the Event has proved fuccefsful. Having thus far examined fome of the mod effential Points relating to the Treatment of a Gangrene, it remains to be confidered what is the mod expedient time for Ampu¬ tating, when al 1 Endeavours to flop the Pro- grefs of a Gangrene have proved ineffedual. And here Mankind have been unanimous ; they have dridly applied to Mortifications, the famous Maxim Enfe refidendum, &c. and the immediate Profped of inevitable Death with¬ out this Remedy, has always prevented the ieaft doubt of its Propriety; but time has at length produced in this Cafe a moil remark¬ able Revolution : The fpreading of a Gan¬ grene, which has hitherto been efleemed the O 1 flrongefl Motive for Amputation, is now be¬ come an Argument againd it •> and fome of the mod eminent Surgeons in England not only defer the Amputation till the Gangrene is dopt, but even till it is advanced in its Se¬ paration.^ The bed Reafon that can be aliigned for this extraordinary change in Pradice, is, the amazingly ill Succefs which has attended upon Amputations, under the Circumdance of a fpreading Gangrene. All W riters ipeak of