THE LISTER LECTURE, 1964: WOUND SEPSIS-FROM CARBOLIC ACID TO HYPERBARIC OXYGEN

Can Med Assoc J. 1964 Nov 14;91(20):1041-5.

Abstract

The history of Lister's introduction of the antiseptic system is recalled and the circumstances surrounding the original use of carbolic acid for wound treatment, which took place in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, on August 12, 1865, are reviewed. The fact that wound sepsis is still prevalent is emphasized, and recent researches on bacterial inhibition under hyperbaric oxygen are described.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents*
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local*
  • Asphyxia Neonatorum*
  • Carbon Monoxide*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders*
  • Communicable Diseases*
  • Heart Arrest*
  • History*
  • History, 19th Century
  • Humans
  • Hyperbaric Oxygenation*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Myocardial Infarction*
  • Oxygen*
  • Phenol*
  • Phenols*
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents*
  • Sepsis*
  • Societies, Medical*
  • Wound Infection*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Phenols
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
  • Phenol
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Oxygen