Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister

He was an appointed professor of Surgery at Glasgow University in 1859 and a surgeon at Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Carbolic Acid Spray
1. In 1864 he discovered Carbolic acid was used to kill parasites in Sewers and Pasteur's Germ Theory
2. After nine months of using Carbolic acid there was no sepsis in the wards
3. He tested it on an eleven year old boy with a compound fraction and he got no infection.
4. His work was copied by other surgeons, which means people believed his theories
5. He improved silk stitches by using Catgut, which could be sterilised, stopped infection and dissolved
6. His work was significant because an antisepetis that worked
7. Used for soaking bandages to kill parasites and came out of Carbolic Acid Sprayer
Opposition
1. Did not accept Microbes caused disease as they could not be seen
2. Using Carbolic Acid spray slows operations leading to Blood Loss
3. Doctors did not always copy his ideas accurately and then said Lister's ideas were wrong
4. Lister kept changing his methods to improve his work, many doctors thought this meant he was unsure
5. Equipment was expensive and heavy
6. Some surgeons had good results without the spray
7. The nurses resented extra work caused my emphasis on Hygeine

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