Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery Product:Greetings card Sainte-Adresse

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28th April 1992

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Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery Product:Greetings card Sainte-AdresseJoseph Lister (1827 1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, 1926. Lister made important discoveries on the microscopical investigations of inflammation and the coagulation of blood, but his pivotal role in medicine was introducing his antiseptic system in 1867. He used carbolic acid, a well known disinfectant, to soak his surgical gauzes and instruments. As a result, surgeons gained the ability to carry out complex surgery without