advances in surgery Flashcards
what advances in survey where there between 1700-1900?
-Aesthetics-chloroform by simpson (1846)-now painless people are more willing to have surgery
-antiseptic to combat infections
-carbolic acid (lister) this solved people from dying after operations
-last part of the 19th century started to develop aseptic survey (still used today)
-X-Rays used from 1896
what advances in surgery were there between 1900 to present?
transplant surgery -liver, heart
Joint replacement hip/knee
Blood transfusion and storage solved in early 20th century now can do more complex operations
-Plastic surgery/skin graft “micro-surgery” wing smaller cures
(HAROLD GILLES)
which time period do you think saw the most advances in surgery? 
- Anaesthetics.