Why celebrate Joseph Lister?

B. Hurwitz; M. Dupree

DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60245-1

Corpus ID: 13775300

Why celebrate Joseph Lister?

@article{Hurwitz2012WhyCJ,
  title={Why celebrate Joseph Lister?},
  author={B. Hurwitz and M. Dupree},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2012},
  volume={379},
  pages={e39-e40}
}

B. Hurwitz, M. Dupree

Published 2012

Medicine

The Lancet

This year is the 100th anniversary of the death of Joseph Lister (1827–1912). In addition to his work on antisepsis, for which he is probably best known, Lister made many contributions to the practice of surgery. He helped to defi ne the muscular structure of the iris microscopically and worked experimentally on capillary blood fl ow, blood clotting, tissue infl ammation, and suppuration in relation to the management of injuries and surgical wounds. Lister also introduced drainage tubes and… CONTINUE READING

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