Surgical treatment of perforation of the bowel in typhoid fever : with a table of 158 cases / W.W. Keen.

  • William Williams Keen
Date:
[1900]
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Credit: Surgical treatment of perforation of the bowel in typhoid fever : with a table of 158 cases / W.W. Keen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    4. That we wait till the primary shock, if any be pres- ent, has subsided. 5. In a case of suspected, but doubtful perforation, a small exploratory opening should be made under coeain to determine the existence of a perforation, and if hos- pital facilities for a blood count and for immediate bac- teriologie observation exist, their aid should be invoked. 6. The operation should be done quickly, but thor- oughly and in accordance with the technique already in- dicated. 7. The profession at large must be aroused to the possibility of a cure in nearly, if not quite, one-third of the cases of perforation, provided speedy surgical aid is invoked. REPRINTED PROM THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JANUARY 20, 1900
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