The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-27
DR.. MURPHYS STATEMENT
Gives His Professional Views on the
Case of King Edward

New York, June 26.-Dr. John r. Mur-
! ply OF Chicago. dean of the faculty of
the Rush Medical college has teiegraphed
to the New York Medical Journal. the
following statement regarding King Ed
ward:
"The official bulletins are very vague
and indefinite as the doctors do not state
whether the perityphlitic sbscess was due
to appendicitis, carcuanna OF perforat-
ing ulcer. They infer that it was appen-
dicitis. but the clinical course for five
days preceding the operation does not
correspond with that inference. If ii he
appendicitical perityphlitis opened and
drained with not attempt at removal Of
/ the appendix his chances Of recovery.
allowing for his age and mode Of living
should be 81 per cent. Even II he has a
/ gangrene of a small area OF the caccum
| from periaphendical abscess his chances
/ OF recovery should be good unless the
I Infection be very viralent; one would
/ infer from the mild symptoms the day
/ previous 10 The operation that Il was
not violent. II the perityphlitis abscess
be from a perforatinS ulcer OF the caecum
the prognosis is more grave for these
ierf0rating ulcers are grave in them
selves. particularly the ,ubercular. II
the performation occurred through a
malignant ul,,- his chances OF recovery
would be very rnraerc. as a resection OF
the capul-coll would be demanded: this
is such a ionG and grave operation that
he could scarcely withstand It. as IL
would involve an immediate risk OF %
TO 42 per cent. The assumption that the
abscess is OF appondicaI origin Is the
Eiost logical from his symptoms Of pain
snd syneore on the fifth or sixth day
preceding he operation. There was every
reason for his physicians Withholding
frcm the public as long as possible. II
the diagnosis of appendicitis had been
made early. It is probable the operation
would have been performed Immediately
as tie consensus Of opinion Of the Amer
lean medical and surgical profession IS
that thc immediate operation. E. o.. the
operation within the first gwenty-four
hours after the inset Of symptoms g1ve
The best results and subjects the patient
"a the least risk. There Il a nnaninity
OF opinion IN TIRE profession that ~ orc.
20 matter how familiar WITH the disease
can predict from the early symptoms what
vii be the Subsequent course o. the dis-
ease. L IS therefors incumbent u7or ths
profession 70 operate early 70 avoid The
probability of later and most dangerous
pathsosogfc conditions. Ee5ical treat
r-ent Il uncertain. lre1i-iert and hazsr8-
ous and thuz many lives have been sac
r1a-ed BY thfs method q treatment IN
Chicago alone. r tie last three years
there have beer 7s1 dcsshs from appsn5i- I
citis. what 8 collossas cTirna- Wh8t Al
indulgezt and fort~a-sng pshiic 20 tolsT-
ate sech results fren the ns1fcal pro-
fesStoa. On tbs basis shsrs she4ll - -
p>rifyphritis - appended orlsi1. - al 4
would be operated before thzt stage
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