Joseph Lister and the performance of antiseptic surgery
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This article highlights a neglected feature of Joseph Lister's work, namely how, in addition to promoting germ theories and the principles of the antiseptic system, he also devoted much time and effort to communicating the performative aspects of antisepsis and of the many other surgical innovations that he developed. Attention to 'detail' and striving for 'improvement' were crucial to Listerian practice, and he sought to convey his credo in three main ways: first, his publications aimed at 'bringing the subject out in the same sort of way as it had been worked out by himself'; second, he set out strict protocols and information on materials and methods, yet also encouraged surgeons to improvise; and third, he made himself an exemplar of a new form of professionalism, which made constancy and vigilance in practice a moral duty for surgeons.
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Joseph Lister was the pioneer of antiseptic surgery (Fig. 1). In the late 19th century, postoperative sepsis accounted for the death of almost half of the patients undergoing major surgery. Building on the work of Pasteur, Lister promoted the use of carbolic acid when operating. Antiseptic surgery became the norm and earned him the title ‘Father of Modern Surgery’. Just as antiseptic surgery re...
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