. A system of surgery. mains which cadwith propriety be removed. It is proper, however, in this place toobferve, that the firfi: application of theforceps is commonly attended with fucha confiderable difcharge of blood, that be-ginners are apt to defift before the opera-tion is nearly finilhed, from their beingafraid of fatal confequences frorn the he-morrhagy ; but this ought not in generalto be regarded, as long as by a farther ufeof the forceps we can extra6i any more ofthe polypus. And even wheii the opera-tion is finiflied, if the patient is in anydegree robuft and plethoric, fome advan-t
. A system of surgery. mains which cadwith propriety be removed. It is proper, however, in this place toobferve, that the firfi: application of theforceps is commonly attended with fucha confiderable difcharge of blood, that be-ginners are apt to defift before the opera-tion is nearly finilhed, from their beingafraid of fatal confequences frorn the he-morrhagy ; but this ought not in generalto be regarded, as long as by a farther ufeof the forceps we can extra6i any more ofthe polypus. And even wheii the opera-tion is finiflied, if the patient is in anydegree robuft and plethoric, fome advan-tage may be derived from our admittingof a farther difcharge, by which inflam-,mation may be prevented, which other-wife might be produdlive of troublefomeconfequences. The hemorrhagy, how-ever, ought not to be allowed to proceedfo far as to run any rifk of hurting the pa-tient. This, indeed, is not a frequent oc-currence ; for it does not fo readily happenim is commonly imagined by thofe who Jiav^ FIO. 1. V\(l. 1. m i T-TO-V. C\. S*e<S. V, ^ofe und Fauces. i 2 i liave not had frequent opportunities of fee-ing this operation put in ptadice. I willnot pretend to fay, that inftances may notoccur of more blood being loft by thisoperation than is proper ; but I can fafelyaffert, that it is not a common it is found^ however, that the he-morrhagy is proceeding too far, V/e oughcimmediately to employ thofe meafis whichwe know from experience are molt effec-tual in putting a ftop tD it; but as w6have already treated fully of them in Sec-*don III, of this Chapter, it is not necefTaryto enter upon them at prefent* As it fometimes happens that feme partsof the roots of polypus are ndt extrad-ed by the fd^ceps, we are defired by fomepradlitioners to deftroy them by infet*tingcauftic or corrofive applications into thdnoftrils immediately after the operationiUnlefs, however, we can evidently fee thepart on which the cauftic fliould be ap-plied, I am clearly o
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