Word: shockless
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Crile was practicing "shockless surgery" by a method he called anoci-association (meaning: not to injure consciousness). A Crile patient usually received a sedative injection (morphine and scopolamine) an hour before operation to eradicate fear. To prevent injured tissues from communicating with the brain, nerves leading from the operative field were blocked off by novocain anesthesia. As the operation progressed, more novocain at the site of operation preceded every move. To lessen discomfort after operation, Dr. Crile gave injections of quinine and urea hydrochloride. His interest in shock led him to experiment with adrenalin (a hormone which produces the symptoms...
| 1 |