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Return of Surgical Operations performed in the Medical College Hospital during the year ending 31st December 1873.
NATURE OF OPERATION.
Distinguishing
number of the
disease according
to nomenclature.
Disease or injury.
Re ma i ne d f r om
t he l ast year .
A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l t r e a t e d .
Cu r e d .
Relieved.
O t h e r w i s e
Di e d.
Remai ni ng un
der t r eat ment .
Fatal complications.
REMARKS.
Operations on the eyelids
173 For entropium
... 1 1* 1 ... ... ... ...
OPERATIONS ON ANEURISMS.
Ligature of arteries
253 Traumatic aneurism (femoral)
1 ... 1 1 ... ... ... ...
Compression of artery
250b Popliteal 1, brachial 1
... 2 2 ... ... 1 1 ... Typhoid fever after complete cure of
aneurism.
AMPUTATIONS.
Primary of fingers
1105 compound fracture of phalanges
... 9 9 7 ... 1* ... 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second amputation performed for
sloughing and septicæmia.
,, ,, forearm
1104
Ditto ditto into wrist-joint
1 ... 1 1 ... ... ... ...
„ „ arm
1104
Ditto ditto ditto
... 2 2 ... ... 1* 1 ... * Osteo-myelitis 1, pymmia 1
* Second amputation at shoulder.
,, ,, toes
1105
Ditto ditto of phalanges
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
,, „ foot (Syme's)
1130
Ditto ditto and dislocation of bones of foot
... 1 1 ... ... ... 1 ... Leprosy, syphilis, fractured ribs,
pleurisy, and pericarditis.
A most unfavorable subject for operation.
,, ,, leg
1128 Compound comminuted fracture of tibia
... 6 6 1 ... 1* 4 ... Gangrene* 1, secondary amputation of
other leg 1, exhaustion.
Died after secondary amputation of other
leg.
„ „ thigh
1127
Ditto ditto ditto ditto and fibula
... 2 2 ... ... 1† 1 ... Syncope* 1
* "A. bloodless" operation.
† Secondary amputation hip for osteo-
myelitis.
Secondary of fingers
1105 Compound fracture of phalanges
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
,,
„ forearm
1104
Ditto ditto radius and ulna
1 4 5 1 ... ... 2 2 Tetanus* 1, septicæmia 1
* Amputation for tetanus.
,,
„ arm
1104 Simple fracture with much laceration
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
„ shoulder
1094 Shark-bite 1, osteo-myelitis 1, compound fracture hume-
rus 1.
... 3 3 1 ... ... 2 ... Pyæmia 1, enlarged spleen, diffuse
suppuration, septicæmia 1.
,, „ toes
1,105 Compound comminuted fracture of phalanges
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
,,
„ foot, (Syme's)
1,130
Ditto ditto ditto oscalies
... 1 1 ... ... ... 1 ... Pyæmia
Pyæmia had set in before the operation.
,,
„ leg
1127, 1130 Compound fracture of tibia and fibula 2, of oscalies and
maleoli 1, disorganisation of tarsel joints after injury 1.
... 4 4 ... ... ... 3 1 septicæmia* 1, tetanus 1, exhaustion 1 * septicæmia on admission.
„ ,, thigh
1127 Compound comminuted fracture of tibia and fibula,
... ... 3 3 1 ... ... 2 ... Septicmmia 2.
,, ,, hip
757 Osteo-myelitis after amputation of femur
... 1 1 ... ... ... 1 ... Empyema.
For disease of finger
759, 760 Caries and necrosis
... 2 2 2 ... ... ... ...
,, ,, ,,forearm
30b Phlegmonous erysipelas
1 1 2 1 ... ... 1 ... Sloughing secondary hemorrhage:
„ „ „ arm
795 Gangrene after fracture and tight bandaging
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... Pyæmia.
„ „ „ leg
795, 30h, and 893 Gangrene after fever* 1, phlegmonous erysipelas 1,
Madura foot.
1 2 3 2 ... ... 1* ... * Exhaustion.
,, ,,
,, thigh
821 Sloughing after fracture of femur
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
Removal of tumours
610 Elephantiasis of penis and scrotum
7 36 43 19 ... ... 13 11 Exhaustion 3, tetanus 1, erysipelas
and diarrhoea 1, shock* 1, slouging 2,
dysentery 1, septicæmia* 1, Pyæmia
2, peritonitis* 1.
* Cases complicated with inguinal
hernia and Wood's operation.
,, ,, ,,
685 Elephantiasis of clitoris and labia
1 3 4 3 ... ... ... 1
,, ,,malignant tumours ... 44d, 66, 44a, 56, 44c,
24, 44b, 62.
Sole of foot 1, female breast 2, lip 1, upper arm*1
1 5 6 5 ... ... 1* ... Pneumonia.
Removal of non-mulignant tumours
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2 8 10 10 ... ... ... ...
Reduction of dislocations
1133 Hip-joint
... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
2 8 R E P O R T O N T H E C A L C U T T A M E D I C A L I N S T I T U T I O N S .