Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

Amputation

Surgical removal of a body part, usually an arm, leg, hand, foot, finger or toe. Usually performed after a severe injury or in cases of necrosis from gangrene.

Category: Treatments
Sub category: General

10 documents found with this item tagged. See below for the various ways that this item has been used in the the documents.



[DOC ID:5400] Amputation on page (1)
[ID:5400] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr / Regarding: Mrs Jamieson (Patient) / 27 January 1787 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:910] leg I cutt off on page (2)
[ID:910] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Lord George van den Bempdé-Johnstone (Johnstone) (Marquess of Annandale; Marquis of Annandale; of Hackness) (Patient), Mr (Patient), Anonymous (Patient), Anonymous (Patient), Anonymous (Patient), Ewing (Patient), Anonymous (Patient) / 18 August 1774 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1028] Vomiting on page (1)
[ID:1028] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Clark (Clerke, Clarke) / Regarding: Mrs Clark (Clerke, Clarke) (Patient) / 3 October 1780 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1028] Vomiting on page (1)
[ID:1028] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Clark (Clerke, Clarke) / Regarding: Mrs Clark (Clerke, Clarke) (Patient) / 3 October 1780 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:838] Amputated on page (1)
[ID:838] From: Mr Charles Broughton / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 7 October 1772 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:838] it must be cut off on page (1)
[ID:838] From: Mr Charles Broughton / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 7 October 1772 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:4313] Amput¬ ation on page (1)
[ID:4313] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Andrew Liddell (Liddle) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Sinclair (of Harpsdale) (Patient) / 11 September 1778 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1886] will by no means submitte to an amputation on page (2)
[ID:1886] From: Dr David Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Margaret Thomson (Paterson) (Thompson; of Charleton) (Patient), Mr John Thomson (Thompson; of Charleton) (Patient) / 23 July 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1494] Amputation of one Leg on page (1)
[ID:1494] From: Mr Patrick Campbell (of Raschoille; in Greenock) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Donald Campbell (of Rudil) (Patient) / 20 February 1778 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:768] Amputation on page (1)
[ID:768] From: Dr William Redmond (Reman) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss (Patient) / 25 June 1764 / (Incoming)