Observations on the ligature of arteries, secondary hemorrhage, and amputation at the hip-joint / by James Veitch.

  • Veitch, James, 1770?-1856.
Date:
1824
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Credit: Observations on the ligature of arteries, secondary hemorrhage, and amputation at the hip-joint / by James Veitch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    of the Essay, on the operation of amputation at the hip-joint, Mr. Cooper, now Sir A., rela- ted some cicumstances attending this impor- tant operation, as performed by Mr. Bromfield, who, it would appear, had in the course of his attendance, mentioned the circumstance to one of his patients. At the future visits of Mr. Bromfield, the patient became inquisitive as to the results of the operation, and natm’ally applied to Mr. Bromfield for information, who rephed that the person he had operated on was dead, but that he had hved twenty-four hom’s after the ope- ration.* No operation should be dechned, however difficult and dangerous, provided the concurrence of the patient can be obtamed, and that it tends, by its effects, to alleviate pain, and increase the chances of recovery, otherwise become absolutely hopeless. The * The operation of amputation at the hip-joint has recently been performed with complete success by Sir Astley Cooper.