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List of cases in winch operations have been performed, while under 

 the influence of ether and chloroform, in the First Surgical 

 Division of the New York Hospital. Furnished by John Wat- 

 son, M. D. 



Date. 



1847. Jan. 

 Feb. 13 

 (( c< 



March 

 Apr. 17 



May 11 

 July 24 



Oct. 25 

 29 



Sex. 



Female 



Male 



Male 

 coloured 



Male 

 do 



Female 

 Male 



do 



Age. 



11 



27 

 27 

 20 

 34 



40 

 28 



25 



Disease and operation. 



Ectropion 



Amputation of thigh for 

 chronic sinovitls 



Caries of the knee joint, 

 tubercles of the lungs ; 

 amputation 



Dislocation of femur into 

 ischiatic notch; at- 

 tempt at reduction 



Severe gun-shot wound, 

 compound fracture of 

 arm and forearm ; am- 

 putation at shoulder- 

 joint 



Scirrhous breast; re- 

 moval 



Amputation of leg, for 

 compound luxation of 

 tibia 



Amputation of leg, for 

 chronic disease of an- 

 kle-joint 



Dislocation of head of 

 thigh bone, in the thy- 

 roid foramen ; reduc- 

 tion 



Laceration of foot and 

 amputation 



Malignant tumour; ex- 

 tirpation 



Carcinoma of Breast; 

 extirpation 



Congenital union of mid- 

 dle and ring fingers; 

 division 



Scirrhous testicle ; ex- 

 tirpation 



Scirrhous mamma; ex- 

 tirpation 



Autoplastic operation for 

 cicatrix following burn 



Amputation of little fin- 

 gei 



Injury of hand ; imme- 

 diate amputation 



Necrosis of the whole 

 shaft of the tibia; ex- 

 traction of dead bone 



Agent. 



Nitrous 



oxide 



gas 



Ether 



do 



do 

 do 



do 

 do 



do 



do 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



Chloro- 

 form 

 do 



do 



Ether 



do 



Result. 



Total — 19 cases. 



In 15 Sulphuric ether was used. 



In 3 Chloroform. 



In 1 Nitrous oxide gas. 



Pain diminished, patient 

 excited and uncontrolla- 

 ble. 



Partial insensibility, with 

 excitement; result not 

 stated. 



Produced excitement; 

 death in 3 or 4 days from 

 disease of lungs. 



Complete insensibility — 

 operation unsuccessful; 

 no injury from ether. 



Not perfectly insensible, 

 had confused uncon- 

 sciousness. Died of te- 

 tanus on the 12th day 

 after the operation. 



Failed in inducing insen- 

 sibility ; recovered. 



Entire unconsciousness; 

 recovery. 



Complete insensibility, 

 slight convulsions, ro- 

 seolous eruption of neck, 

 which soon disappeared. 



Complete insensibility and 

 relaxation of voluntary 

 muscles; reduction easily 

 accomplished. 



Complete insensibility; re- 

 covery. 



do do 



do 



do 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



Totally unconscious ; re- 

 covery. 



Complete insensibility dur- 

 ing a protracted opera- 

 tion; doing well. 



