LISTER, JOSEPH. 1827-1912.


"On a New Method of Treating Compund Fracture, Abscess, etc. With Observations on the Conditions of Suppuration." [In:] The Lancet 1867, volume 1, pp 326-29, 357-59, 387-89, 507-09, and volume 2, pp 95-96, London, 1867. WITH: "On the Antiseptic Priciple in the Practice of Surgery." In: The Lancet. 1867, volume 2, pp 353-56 and 668-69, London, 1867. 2 volumes. 4to. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Shelfwear. Published in sequential volumes of the Lancet these articles "represent two of the most epoch-making contributions to surgery"(Garrison-Morton). While managing the surgical wards at the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow, Lister observed first-hand the high mortality rate caused by post-operative infections. The writings of Louis Pasteur confirmed the beliefs that Lister had already formed himself: that infections such gangrene and septicemia were caused by living micro-organisms. He used carbolic acid as an antiseptic in several cases, and 9 of 11 patients in his study recovered. He published the results in the articles here, in the 1967 issues of The Lancet. Garrison Morton 5634 and 5635; Grolier Medicine 75; Norman 1367.