Operative obstetrics including the surgery of the newborn / by Edward P. Davis.

  • Davis, Edward P. (Edward Parker), 1856-1937.
Date:
1911
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Credit: Operative obstetrics including the surgery of the newborn / by Edward P. Davis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    CONTENTS PAGE Introduction • • • 17 Anatomy 17 The Condition of the Birth-canal Regarding Asepsis 24 Conditions Preventing and Controlling Hemorrhage in Normal Labor . 27 The Pregnant Woman as a Surgical Patient 28 Obstetric Anesthesia 29 The Technic of Obstetric Surgery 39 Obstetric Operations in Hospitals 39 To Conduct Obstetric Operations in Private Houses 45 Assistants for Obstetric Operations 49 PART I The Surgery of Pregnancy 51 Uterine Displacements 51 Repair of Lacerations of the Uterus During Pregnancy 56 The Removal of Uterine Tumors During Pregnancy 56 Operations upon the Fallopian Tubes and Ovaries 62 Operations upon the Pelvic Floor and Perineum During Pregnancy 65 Operations upon the Rectum During Pregnancy 66 Emptying of the Uterus Before Viability; Therapeutic Abortion 66 Emptying the Uterus after Viability and Before Full Term; The Induction of Labor 69 Rapid and Forcible Dilatation of the Womb 89 Operation for Ax)pendicitis 93 Cholecystotomy in Pregnancy 96 Operations upon the Kidneys During Pregnancy 97 Abdominal Section During Pregnancy 99 Operation for Ectopic Gestation 100 PART II The Surgery of Labor H' The Extraction of the Child Through the Vagina 117 Manual Extraction of the Fetus Through the Vagina 130