The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 415
eration. After a detailed examination of the various modes proposed for the relief of this distressing condition^ I determined to adopt that recommended by Bushe, and, without discussing the comparative merits of each method, I shall merely quote the following words from the work of this author.^ "… … " the patient should be brought to the edge of the bed, her hips elevated, and her knees approximated and carried towards the chin. The parts being now cleansed, the needle ought to be dipped in oil and inserted into the left side of the perineum, a line more than half the breadth of its curve from…
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