The Progress of Surgery as Influenced by Vivisection (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Progress of Surgery as Influenced by VivisectionAs a result of this investigation, on December 31, 1868, he tied the carotid artery in the neck of a calf with catgut which had been prepared with carbolic acid, and all antiseptic precautions were used during the Operation. The calf recovered perfectly. And in thirty days was killed and the parts dissected. He found that at the site of the thread of catgut there was a band of living tissue surrounding the thread and closing the, artery, and that, therefore. Instead of the thread rotting through, as was the case with the silk, it had become a part and parcel of the tissues. The artery, instead of being so weakened as to al low of secondary hemorrhage, was really stronger at this point than at other points. The ligature and the knot had entirely disappeared.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.