An analysis of 230 cases of lithotomy / by Thomas Bryant.

  • Bryant, Thomas, 1828-1914.
Date:
1862
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Credit: An analysis of 230 cases of lithotomy / by Thomas Bryant. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the fact. In Guy^s, when a little more than half its pre- sent size, the average was then given as nine or ten. These facts tend to show that stone cases are not rarer in London hospitals than they were, and to dispel the idea that, from the freedom with which they are treated in the provinces, the metropolitan institutions will be de- prived of their lithotomy practice. It may be that calcu- lous disorders are increasing, but it is more probable that a larger number of such cases are detected, and consequently treated. Postscript. July 19th, 1862. Table IV.—Showing the apparent influence of chloroform upon the mortality of Lithotomy. Cases in which chloroform was given. Cases in which it was not. Ages. a p Cured. 1 Died. Per-centage. Number. Cured. Died. Per-centage. 5 years of age and under . 40 38 2 5- 1 31 30 1 3-331 6 years and 10 inclusive 38 35 3 7-8 \ 6-1 21 21 — U'l 11 » 19 18 1 5-2j 11 10 1 9-09 J 16 „ 20 10 7 3 30- 1 8 8 ____ 21 »> 30 ,, 5 3 2 40' l35'2 8 8 31 „ 40 „ . 2 1 1 50- J 5 5 41 >» 50 »> 4 2 2 50- ] 3 1 2 66-66 51 „ 60 „ 9 3 6 66' l62'5 10 5 5 50'1 61 „ 70 3 1 2 66' J 2 1 1 50' U6-2 71 ,, 80 ,, ' ‘ ■ 1 — 1 100'J 130 108 22 16-9 100 89 11 11-