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Can anyone kindly explain to me what is Halstedian principles all about? I tried to google it, but can find anything useful. Thanks in advance.
(1) the gentle handling of tissues; (2) the aseptic technic; (3) sharp anatomic dissection of tissues; (4) meticulous hemostasis, using fine, non-irritating suture material in minimal amounts; (5) the obliteration of dead space in the wound; (6) avoidance of tension; and (7) the importance of rest. These tenets are the basis of modern surgical craftsmanship.
These are known as Halsted's principles of surgery.
(8) Cocaine is a hell of a drug. (jk)
"Morphine" would have made the joke funnier--though incredibly irreverent.
I'm not sure I understand why that would have been funnier.
Halsted was a big time coke addict way before he fell in love with morphine.
I'm not sure I understand why that would have been funnier.
Halsted was a big time coke addict way before he fell in love with morphine.
So he was the "index case" in the development of methadone treatment....interesting. He has obviously had a career that impacts accross all socio-economic linesHe apparently got hooked on morphine as a way to detox from the coke...