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Apr 1, 2024 · Joseph Lister, British surgeon and medical scientist, the founder of antiseptic medicine and a pioneer in preventive medicine. While his method, based on the use of antiseptics, is no longer employed, his principle—that bacteria must never gain entry into an operation wound—remains the basis of surgery to this day.
Dec 21, 2022 · Abstract. 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.
- 10.7759/cureus.32777
- 2022/12
- Cureus. 2022 Dec; 14(12): e32777.
Oct 14, 2018 · Learn how the British surgeon Joseph Lister applied the germ theory of disease to surgery and developed a set of procedures to prevent infection using carbolic acid. Explore the history and legacy of Lister's antiseptic techniques and instruments.
Lister's contributions were four-fold. Firstly, as a surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, he introduced carbolic acid (modern-day phenol) as a steriliser for surgical instruments, patients' skins, sutures, surgeons' hands, and wards, promoting the principle of antiseptics.
Germany led the way in adopting Lister’s antiseptic technique, followed by the United States, France and lastly Great Britain. 5 Some of this opposition was understandable, as germs were too small to be seen in their microscopes, and Lister thought the air was the sole source of contamination.
- Dennis Pitt, Jean-Michel Aubin
- 2012
Humans. Microbiology / history* Phenol / history. Substances. Phenol. Personal name as subject. Joseph Lister was a remarkable British surgeon who pioneered principles of antisepsis. He died 100 years ago after devoting his life to developing and promoting safe, antiseptic surgery.
Sep 9, 2013 · Abstract. Joseph Lister (1827–1912) acquired a lifelong interest in histology and experimental physiology while a student at University College London between 1848 and 1852. His first two publications in 1853 were histological studies of the contractile tissue of the iris and the skin.
