Medical Essays And Observations Relating To The Practice Of Physic And Surgery - Softcover

Royal Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461384566 ISBN 13: 9780461384567

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Medical Essays And Observations Relating To The Practice Of Physic And Surgery: Abridg'D From The Philosophical Transactions, From Their First PublicationThis compendium collects 18th-century medical case reports and observations drawn from the Philosophical Transactions, presenting surgical treatments, anatomical findings, and early experimental medicine across Britain and continental Europe in a clinical, procedural voice. It surveys abdominal and groin pathology (notably hernias and omentum involvement), wound care, ligatures, drains, and enemas, alongside debates on timing and methods. Toxicology experiments (poisons and bites), obstetric and congenital phenomena, urology and biliary disease, bezoars, and unusual excretions are documented, with attention to postmortem findings and practical management. The entries emphasize sequence from presentation to diagnosis, intervention, postoperative course, and outcome, often concluding with practical cautions or recommendations for future practice. The material reflects an early modern, empirical medical culture where collaboration among surgeons and physicians shaped evolving surgical techniques and clinical reasoning across Europe.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461384566
• ISBN 13: 9780461384567
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 508