Chloroform Versus Pain: and Paracentesis of the Bladder Above the Pubes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781020520136)

This book is a medical treatise on two procedures developed in the mid-19th century: the use of chloroform as an anesthetic for surgical operations, and the tapping of the bladder through the abdominal wall for the relief of urinary retention. It discusses their history, indications, techniques, and outcomes, as well as their controversies and dangers.

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