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Joseph Lister (1827-1912): A Pioneer of Antiseptic Surgery

Joseph Lister was a prominent British surgeon and medical scientist who established the study of antisepsis. Applying Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of fermentation on wound putrefaction, he promoted the idea of sterilization in surgery using carbolic acid (phenol) as an antiseptic. His method reduced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Michaleas, Spyros N, Laios, Konstantinos, Charalabopoulos, Alexandros, Samonis, George, Karamanou, Marianna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9854334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36686094
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32777
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Sumario:Joseph Lister was a prominent British surgeon and medical scientist who established the study of antisepsis. Applying Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of fermentation on wound putrefaction, he promoted the idea of sterilization in surgery using carbolic acid (phenol) as an antiseptic. His method reduced the incidence of wound sepsis and gangrene, which, in turn, reduced the need for amputation. By showing how germs could be prevented from entering the wound, Lister increased the safety of surgical operations and laid the foundations for all subsequent advances in the field.