Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for the Year ..., Volume 16

Voorkant
 

Inhoudsopgave

Overige edities - Alles bekijken

Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen

Populaire passages

Pagina xi - ... of the Society and three members of the Executive Council, shall constitute quorums. Article 10. Amendments. Amendments to this constitution shall become operative after being recommended by the Executive Council and approved by two-thirds of the members present and voting at any regular monthly meeting; provided, that notice of the proposed amendment shall have been given at a regular meeting of the Society, at least four weeks prior to the meeting when such proposed amendment is passed upon...
Pagina 21 - Cesarean section : 1. Abnormal conditions of the cervix and lower segment of the uterus (carcinoma, myoma, rigidity, stenosis, partial pouchlike distention of the lower uterine portion) . 2. Dangerous conditions of the mother which may be removed or relieved by prompt emptying of the uterus ; affections of the heart, lungs and kidneys. 3. Conditions of the mother where death is imminent and can be foreseen.
Pagina 376 - The same opportunity comes but once in a lifetime. If not improved when it appears, it becomes a lost opportunity, leaving disappointment and pain behind, as loss always does. In one of his poems, Whittier says : — " Of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : It might have been.
Pagina xii - The President, or in his absence one of the VicePresidents, shall preside at all meetings of the Association and its Board of Directors, and perform the ordinary functions of the presiding officer.
Pagina 266 - To remove or shut off the source of supply to the peritoneum of new tubercular debris; 2, to remove the products of the infective process from the peritoneum; 3, to increase the tissue proliferation for the encapsulation of the foci already present, and, 4, to avoid mixed infection.
Pagina 255 - The bacilli may attack the intestine first and the peritoneum next, or, absorbed by the superficial lymphatics of the intestinal mucosa, may attack the peritoneum primarily. This latter hypothesis seems to be confirmed by the experience of Wesner and Cornil. Again, Dobroklonsky has shown that the bacilli are capable of passing through the walls of the intestine without a primary lesion of the bowel and thus reaching the peritoneum without leaving any trace of trouble at the atrium of invasion, as...
Pagina xiii - The titles of all papers to be read at any annual session shall be forwarded to the Corresponding Secretary not later than one month before the first day of the session.
Pagina 427 - He does not think it is necessary to dissect out the iliac glands, as the additional mortality from operation is not repaid by lessened recurrence.
Pagina 271 - In expressing ourselves on the subject of treatment, we shall endeavor to keep clearly in mind the four prime and typical pathologic conditions described above, notwithstanding we recognize that these often merge and the treatment must be adapted to the predominating pathologic phenomenon. Treatment of the Disseminated, Serous Variety. Treatment of disseminated, miliary, exudative, non-confluent, serous peritonitis, which in the great majority of cases is associated with or due to tuberculosis of...
Pagina 267 - It is done in three stages — opening the abdomen, under the most rigid asepsis, evacuation of the ascitic fluid and closure of the wound. The application of antiseptics — iodoform, etc., is of no additional benefit, and the majority of operators advise tubular rather than gauze drainage. Care is necessary in incising the abdominal wall as the peritoneum is approached, on account of the possibility of wounding the intestines which may be adherent to the wall. The tendency of surgeons at present...

Bibliografische gegevens