Volume 1

Tracts on delirium tremens, on peritonitis, and on some other internal inflammatory affections, and on the gout / by Thomas Sutton.

  • Sutton, Thomas, 1767-1835.
Date:
1813
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Credit: Tracts on delirium tremens, on peritonitis, and on some other internal inflammatory affections, and on the gout / by Thomas Sutton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    satisfied that the cold application had been of advantage, and was desirous of _ persevering. In the evening, he com- municated the same opinion to the physi- cian who had before attended him. On the following day an eminent physician, who had been consulted by letter, and who had attended the patient on a former attack, recommended the warm bath with the use of opium, and attention to the bowels; but as a contrary proceeding had been decidedly found to be ad- vantageous, in regard to the first remedy, it was not put in practice; in respect to the latter, they’ had each been before adopted, and the dose of opium had been considerably increased. ‘The sequel of this case was very gratifying, but uninteresting as to the detail of par- ticulars. Cold applications were con- tinued; and the patient, in a fortnight from the beginning of this last attack, recovered from the disease and its effects, excepting such as resulied from the loss I