RT Book, Section
A1 Wax, Paul M.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1108434763
T1 Antiseptics, Disinfectants, and Sterilants
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801843
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108434763
RD 2024/04/24
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.