100 years of paediatric surgery in Sydney.
From urgent tracheotomy by gas or candelight; from fear of laparotomy because of infection; from excision of the hip joint for tuberculous disease; from carbolizing fragments in fractures; from a despairing acceptance of deformed hearts and heads and bowels; and from alcohol, chloroform and ether dripped on a mask--to teaching that ensures early diagnosis; to the confident repair of major damage or deformity in all systems from birth through childhood; with skilled support before and after operation--is a spectacular story!
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