New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-29
SURGICAL OPERATIONS WIN COCAINE.
DIR. j. LEONARD CORNING GIVES THE RESULT OF
HIS EXPERIMENTS


DIR. j. LEONARD CORNING GIVES THE RESULT OF
HIS EXPERIMENTS.
At the meeting of the Medical Society OF the
County OF New-York last evening ut the Academy OF
Medicine Dr. j. Leonard Corning road paper entitled
the Prolonged An@sthetzson by Incarceration OF the
Abgsthetic Fluid in the field Of Operation The paper
had special reference the OF the hydrochorae OF
cocaine operations OF all kinds, and 1t shown that
export specialists had only reached the point whore tue
possibilities OF cocaine wero dawnng upon them. Co
cane yet in tho state OF experimentation and every
day something discovered in regard to It's
wonderful properties. DR.. Corning related NUMBER oi
experiments that he had made with cocaine for the pu
pose of limiting its application to the parts to be OPP
Grated upon. with view to prevent any evil consttu
effects from its and reduce the strength OF
the solution.
A prolonged an@sthctic condition, he siid could be
secured by suspending tho local circulation while the
in the part to be operated upon One OF the
objections the OF cocaine was that its effect soon
passed of aud the patient would feel pain when the
Instruments were used The brain was liable TO be
affected II 4 comparatively large amount OF cocaine was
injected body while the circulation remained
free II the circulation checked the percentage OF
could be reduced and the danger OF using large
quantity OF the solution would DO rcducedtoa minimum
The solution usually employed in operations was from
TO per cent In strength, but with this new method
rumOrs cancers abscrsses ave been removed dlsloea
tiOns reduced tngrouing nails removed ana sueceSSu
luton containing from one-thir to per cent OF cocaine
I'm this method Of cocaine map OF the super
fetal veins rst and then bsndages are applied
TO compress the parts near tho point OF opera
ton so AZ to check the circulation OF blood.
Thea superficial ypodernlc injection is given quickly
OF from minus After the superficial tissue Is
long needles Inserted and the cocaine
injected into decp-seated tissue The Danda seS
prevent the liquid from being absorbed and passing mo
the blood Oraizes IL at the point that s 10 DC
operated Even with the weak solution That is uSeu
IL is only a Ia which supplementary injections
ssary. The doctor explained tho manner III
which he applied tho bandagps various parts OF the
body and sho number OF rubber rings. ana lnsru
that found useful in the practical applicaton
OF hs method He sail that when cocaine was injected
INTO the body that there was zone oi aneathelized
flesh from Onchalf to one inch In diameter
DR. Lewis the prrsdrnt, IN the DIS nsslon tnat lol
lowed the reading OF the paper said that ne hau uSeG
Or. COrnings method In the removal OF large epltril
from the shoulder OF woman. The lnt"guIlrt
was unusually thick and the operation lasted forty
minutes. The patient did not complain Of pain nut
that had not been injected with cocaine. He pro
! nounced the Oprrator. painless and a success.
Dr. Roberts SAID that one Of the most important oD-
jrctions to the OF cocaine Is the rear OF lho
piticnt. Pain and Consciousness nave mere
ioioro been synonymous terms. III can
now he demonstrated To patients that operations
where cocaine T. used absolutely painless even
though the ttent what Il going on cocaine -
not gwen sAituy It's usefulness Is impaired lie '4
that he had found Dr. CUrnng method OF great service
aud mat he hat used 1t IN many operations WIN sue
cess The important result attained Is the Ieuuc'
ton OF tho quantity OF tho drug.