Joseph Lister
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and of operation are treated were amongst the unhealthiest in the whole of surgical division at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.” (Pitt, and Aubin par.11) In those days on of the most dreaded injury was a compound fracture. Before Lister experiments, most surgeons would not treat the fracture, but instead chose to amputate the broken bone, for fear of the sharp edges of the break continuing to cut and fester under the skin. “Lister required that every element associated with the surgical act, directly or indirectly, should come in contact with the antiseptic compound in many forms, so that assurance could be given to all elements involved regarding the absence of infection.” (Toledo-Pereyra p. 243) Lister would wash his hands, wear gloves, spray carbolic acid on the patient’s wounds, and in the operating theater. Lister started the aseptic techniques, which other doctors improved a pond. Which lead us to the modern surgical techniques to date, with virtually no post-surgical infections.
Conclusions:
As the title of the paper suggests, Joseph Lister father to the aseptic surgical techniques. He born the theory. He experimented to prove his theory’s. He gave birth to the possibility came up with the theory, and then put in to words on a page. A page that a future doctor could pick up and say. Hey that’s a great idea, but what if he did it this way, then that future doctor goes out and tries that idea, and maybe comes up with something a little different, but maybe works a little better, and so on.
Work cited
Pitt, Dennis, and Jean-Michel Aubin. “Joseph Lister: Father of Modern Surgery.” Canadian Journal of Surgery, Canadian Medical Association, 23 Oct. 2012, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468637/.
Francoeur J. Joseph Lister: Surgeon Scientist (1827–1912). Journal Of Investigative Surgery [serial online]. May 2000;13(3):129-132. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 24, 2017.
Toledo-Pereyra L. The Scientific Surgeon. Journal Of Investigative Surgery [serial online]. January 2011;24(1):1-3. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 25, 2017.
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