Electricity vs. Tait, or the use of electricity in inflammation as found in gynecology / by Geo. T. Hulbert.

  • Hulbert, George F.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Electricity vs. Tait, or the use of electricity in inflammation as found in gynecology / by Geo. T. Hulbert. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ithe galvano-caustic applications; 30 cc. of pus were drawn out, the tube collapsing, washed out with sat. sol. of boric acid, and until it came away perfectly clear: the trocar was then attached to battery, and a dose of 60 ma. for 10 min. was given. Strong drawing pains were felt in right side, soon followed by the same kind in left side. These continued through the night: next day she was comfortable, and was up on May 28, 1886. The ovary was now found enlarged and tender to strong pressure. Galvanism was now used, there being a moderate purulent discharge through fistulous tract, with decided improvment and no evidence of tube refilling. The ovary not improving so rapidly, electro-puncture was applied to it, three seances, positive pole, 30 ma. five minutes each. Galvanism was alternated with electro puncture. Her con- dition steadily improved, all evidences of local trouble disappeared under continued and alternated local galvanism and faradization of the sympathetic. Condition at discbarge: All evidences of inflam- mation and neoplasm gone, right ovary atrophied. Time under treatment, seven months. This was evidently a case of double pyo-salpinx, the left one opening into the rectum at the time pus was passed by ti e bowel in Feb. '86. The other ease of ovarian electro-puncture was a case of peri-ovaritis with an abscess on surface of ovary, which was emptied by the aspirator, washed out and electricity applied as above. This was followed by five electro-punctures into the en- larged ovary, which resulted in a pronounced atrophy of the same. The length of this paper prevents the presentation of any further case records. In brief, I will state that so far I have had under treatment ten other cases in which the same generally diseased conditions existed, in four of which there probably ex- isted hydro-salpinx. Five other cases have been brought to a symptomatic recovery which evidently had pyo-salpinx but feel- ing so well refused further treatment, not wanting the tube emptied. Three additional cases of pyo-salpinx have been en- tirely relieved. In giving the credit to electricity for the result in the class of cases herein considered, I do so for the reason that I believe it