Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24
BKoISar BACK TO lIFE.
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A EsnArkabie Surgical opsrstisn ssss.ss-
alily esrfsrmsd.
The unsSissI pEs.e~sisu Az ksw fsrk - uassh
stirrsd, 80 az q. 10 /. .s vel % alli.E slsh he
fact iu tLs case s4s. lie AeAsils ~ . n.m.rks-
be surgical operation psrfsrHss .Ithil a To-
dsys by pr. Robert shuuk III. feet accom-
plishUd s 40 less thar ths bringing back 70 Vie
a rerson practically dead. as tbs term /. uss-
ally understood
Among The EsGs wonderful sases resssasd
IL recent ysaFs pra0abls not cue Las b.sa
marked by feature unique - HAT Of which
Jimms McCsu=h-ey Ia today tie living exam
pie. The patient. twelve yssrs old, tss
Of a New York m.rSl..us. lately deceased, liyu4g
at be. 4i0 Wet 18Th street. The phvsiOsan vas
called to the case sste in tie evening. and ~bsa
be reached ~ house a. II =. tie ra;isnt had
very marked symptOms of ''apreu dictils. ur,
I; - pot ularl. called. inflammation Of the
blind intestine.
The dirguo..s made pl.in the fact that the
sufferer xHs doomed. lar Nc could be DO
tarnniued Nv presidents IN siuailAr cases. On
/ the sdNioe q Tie pbssic.zn tie mCuIssrs ~
/ the family were advised .; the gtaN..y ~ tss
case. snG when, EeNt Iaarnirg. a lu,ap Nss Oh
scrvabis over ;he seal Of tie indian " ation Tie
| dlagrosIs was fully Jusu1sd. ana he srssss
was exactly stated 70 be ar sbscess around he
| vermiform aTpeGdia. a. operation was nt
| once rscS-pneuied. bus Delayed unil 10
srriys, VI rs.~sises. wLo had been summoned
| IN artispUtiOn q csa1h resulting.
u Was 5 O'Clock lie uolt 4ftsTa0c whom the
| s1.gs1E yas .ua.lv - led aud d.rsctcd 10 pro-
coed. Ns-r. 20 arrived Il sHs dhrogertd that
! the 45sces. BAi broken. IA. covering Inc ~
! lestiuss 18th lie h5ergged matter.
In this crisis IL Was clear ~ be -.3en d6o mud
| 'lla' he bow was dSiug. he doctor told he
| family ,hat dissolution wouls take Place within
an hour. and that; though % was possiols that
l ar or. i.G might resuit suceeastsiiy. The
Oh we're mans times against e. fernis-
sion 20 prUcees sas gwen. a. being understood
tina, IN event ~ failure - secure rslisI La eud
would no. be hAsteHed more than fifteen His-
utes.
he patient was quickly placed on . tasls.
! ana. wi.lle under he inhuesce u slight sLss-
| tLet!c. an opening abOai elgh inches long yas
made in he vail % the abiolnsn. s.oaa t.s
incisioE there ~as at once DieItsOas fsw OF
Pur.
DEATH CANE.
No sooner had this taken place than The pulse
ceased to beat, tbs heart stopped. ne jsw
dropped and every evidence Of he most com
rlele collapse betokened the pressses Il dsslh-
The GAS eyes up;urnsd. the cSleuess of To
eXtremities and the death Precipitation VIII
which the BODY was covered left no doubt
the minds Of those present that the experiment.
had resulted fatally.
TIE P.TIkST RE,nkD.
At this point the surgeons resoarsssal din
was displayed. With one hand he tor. oysn
the wound, shiie with the other he poured hst
water from a pitcher into the abdominal
cavity. For a brief interval the hutssrssG
rene wal o; the action VI The heart wzs n yAreut
OILY 20 the Vracticsd medical eye. but sosn ~
pulss ions grew stronger. AID. ere lolg. 10
patisnt gave unmistsks6le sigEs Of rstsrsilS
consciOusuess. Thea tie sscs Opensa IN
q dazed sort Of way. - IL the sllleSt IVES
Awakening from assp slsSp.
The action q the hos ~sser having psstsAj-
ned the cfec' OF the ether NAT ksl besn gwen,
the patient assisted 10 retain he srssnA
gained by the administration n bspsg lsrInss
Ia Elections. With q leu lease CT life lheEe sas
Q chance for the surgeon ~ .sSk Tor zee suss al
the sbsceSs After several fralsess s9ssts V Dc
this. II Was decided 90 rsmoss perslsp - No
iutestines. for their letter prossetson tAoy
were wrapped in a to9el. warmed " Dipping 10
IN hot water and placed on the table BY Us pa
tents side. Thus. with room 10 work. ths
walls of the cavity were explored. The sbsoe.s
sack being found aad suoeessf ally removed
Then the sea; VI the trouble reached. and
| the foreign substance vsi-h had ssS-sd the IN
hammstion % The appendix va removed
Inc s5dominAl cavity peKt thoroughly
cleAn-ed antseyticaily and. after the pas had
been ~ss shed from the exposed portions u The
iatestines. they returned 10 :lcir plsos-
Before tins Was done. bozcFer. . drainage tube
OF about eight inches IA leugth was inserted
a. 10 lead 20 the lower bowels. The wound wn.
then closed and III. sufferer left in charge u
the surgeons assistant and a trained nurse.
TEE rArIEST REooyERs.
RenaI kable the operation h IL D. still more
marvellous that every day since The patient has
gained in strength and is conyslsseenL FIRE.
queut examinations have been made Of the
progress OF affairs IN the patients abdomen,
ara as fast expedient the drainage tube 10
withdraw until now only about three inches
remain la service.
Operations tor the removal OF the ''yernaform
appendix" are BY no meEus sneonnop. but The
surgeons Katie 10 rarely sanctioned by snps-
rienced practitioners in win NE ply sisnl
conditions as extreme ;aOse IN the enc here
cited Some idea OF the interest manifested In
the case NAV be gained from the stat tnsent that
for several dave efforts have been n.de 10 OBJ
tain the detsils xithost saoeess fssm paipts
here given IL t. claimed that msdioa4 men new
believe "a to have beea determined that case
OF appendicitis need lie necessarily regarded -