Lecture 1: History of Surgery Flashcards
Who is known as the grandfather of comparative medicine
Aristotle
Who anatomically investigated similarities & differences btw/ species
Aristotle
Who was the first to describe the absence of the gallbladder in the horse
Aristotle
Who is known as the father of modern human anatomy
Andreas Vesalius
Who described the treatment of gunshot & shrapnel wounds in horses
Ambroise Pare
Who discovered innovative wound treatments (ex. Turpentine ointment is more effective than boiling oil)
Ambroise Pare
Who first controlled hemorrhage by ligation
Ambroise Pare
Describe Joseph Lister
- 1800s
- British surgeon
- Pioneer of antiseptic surgery by applying the concepts of Louis Pasteur
Describe the history of Anesthesia
- Discovered by William T.G. Morton
- 1800s
- Prior to anesthesia the best surgeions were fast
- no more “biting the bullet”
- Surgery could now be more deliberate & meticulous
Who discovered X-rays
William Roentgen (german physicist)
When was Xray discovered
1895
When was Xray first use for the medical field
1896
Who discovered the fluoroscope & when was it discovered
- Thomas Edison
- 1896
Describe John Hunter & what he accomplished
- Scottish
- Anatomist & surgeon
- Began using a scientific approach to medicine & surgery
Describe the history of the caesarian section
- First performed 272 BC when a mother had died of poisoning so they did a C section to save the baby
- High mortality if done on live mothers
- Survival improved when the uterus was closed
- Low mortality of dam & offspring
