The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-30

.Stovaine, the anesthetic employed
by DR.. Thomas Jonnesco, was not dis
covered by him but by Fourneau OF
Paris in 1903. Fourneau and his fol-
lowers used it with out any other
drug. DR.. Jonnesco advanced 1t step
by mixing it with q small amount OF
strychnine, the pure stovaine having
been found not altogether successful.
Surgeons generally do not consider
that consciousness on the part Of the
patient is q merit Their admiration
of the anesthetic is for its advantages
when such agents as ether cannot be
employed.
The correct pronunciation Of the
word is not "Stovaine." as spelled, but
In three syllables, as "sto-ya'een."
ID Rochester, MINI. Dec 25.-Dr.
Thomas Jonnesco. the Roumanian sur
econ. yesterday demonstrated the use
Of the new anesthetic, stovaine, before
forty Minnesota surgeons. Three op'
erations were performed, one upon an
aged woman, one upon a man with q
weak heart and one upon q tubercu'
lar patient. Owing to conditions not
one of the three would have been
desirable under ether. The operations
we're regarded by the gallery OF sur
Reons as illustrating admirably the
practical use Of stovaine under certain
circumstances.
Not one of the patients felt pain:
One said he felt good; the tubercular
negro said he felt rather numb. The
woman tried several times to lit ner
head and watch the e1surgeons. NO pao
effects followed in any case
The operations we're performed IN
the state hospital, where temporary
gallery was made for visiting surgeons
Nv tearing out partition in the op'
Grating room and erecting scaf1old'
ing The arrangements we're not
nerfected as it had been expected
that Dr. Jonnesco would not operate
befor Monday. A telegram from Eu'
rome. however, announcing the illness
of his father, compelled his hasty de'
narture. Messages were therefore
hastily sent to the leading surgeons
who hurried here with all possible
speed.
The operations in themselves were
astounding, but are considered re.
markable demonstration OF the actuai
va,ne of the nev< anesthetic, without
which thew would have been extreme
" dangerous, if not altogether lmpos'
s., lie. The patients operated upon were
q woman 81 years old, for strangulat-
Cd hernia: a man, So years old, Tor
ipunal hernia, and a colored man Tor
an amputation of the left hand anu
wrist. which were tubercular.
The aged woman was on the oper'
at,ne table when the surgeons were
invited to enter the room. sne was
male and somewhat apprehensive. Dr.
Jonnesco, his secretary, Drs. }. w.
and Charles Mayo, DR.. E. $. Juoo OF
the Mayo stan and DR.. Oscar Hyerdal
OF the state hospital stan were on
the --00r.
DR.. Jonnesco administered the an
esthetic. A puncture was made In the
spine between the twelfth dorsal ana
the first lumbar vertebra. At the first
touch Of the needle the white haired
patient gave sigh, but quiet follow
ed and the operation was begun IN
two and one half minutes. Six cent?
grams Of stovaine, strychnine and wa
ter constituted the dosage. DR.. JON
nesco. through his secretary interpre-
ter, explained that while the dosage
IL generally ten centigrams. the ad-
,vanced are aof the patient brought
about conditions much the same e
those attending chil1Aood and Tor
Ehat reason the anssthstic vas Eiven
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