TY  - JOUR
T1  - PAinless incision by the use of pure phenol
AU  - Soresi AL
Y1  - 1919/05/03
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1919.26110180007008g
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1288
EP  - 1288
VL  - 72
IS  - 18
N2  - Incision of tissues, even deep ones, can be made painlessly by dipping the scalpel in pure phenol (carbolic acid). Incisions made in this manner will not be followed by even the smarting sensation which follows incisions made by other methods.TECHNIC 
    A dry, sterile scalpel is dipped in pure phenol. The point of the back of the scalpel is passed over the intended line of incision, so as to mark it with the phenol. A few seconds later the scalpel is dipped again in the phenol and the tissues are incised very slowly and gently, the scalpel being moved up and down as in cutting with a saw. When blood appears, a sponge is used or blunt retractors are applied, if necessary, the scalpel being dipped in pure phenol as often as required. By this method a film of the phenol is deposited on the blade; this film comes in
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1919.26110180007008g
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.26110180007008g
ER  -