TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Antiseptics, Disinfectants, and Sterilants A1 - Wax, Paul M. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e AB - Joseph Lister, often considered the father of modern surgery, revolutionized surgical treatment and dramatically reduced surgical mortality by introducing the concept of antisepsis to the surgical theatre.48 It was Lister’s understanding that microorganisms contributed to infection and sepsis from even the most trivial wounds that led to his search for chemicals that would prevent such infection. Lister demonstrated that phenol (carbolic acid), a chemical that was used to treat foul-smelling sewage, could be used to clean out dirty wounds of patients with compound fractures and dramatically increase survival rates. Soon thereafter, the use of phenol was expanded to surgical instrument cleaning and as a surgical hand scrub wash, ushering in the modern surgical era. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/08 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108434763 ER -