Surgery

The transformation of surgery 1845-1918

By Annacassia
  • Liston used ether as an anaesthetic

    Liston used ether as an anaesthetic

    Liston used ether as an anaesthetic
  • Simpson used chloroform as an anaesthetic.

    Simpson used chloroform as an anaesthetic.

    Simpson used chloroform as an anaesthetic.

  • Hannah Greener died following an overdose of chloroform

  • Period: to

    Black Period of surgery

    continuing problems of infection and blood loss meant that the death rate remained high.
  • Queen victoria used chloroform during child birth

    Queen victoria used chloroform during child birth

  • Pasteur published germ theory

    Pasteur published germ theory

  • Lister published methods

    Lister published methods

  • Koch developed steam sterliser

    Koch developed steam sterliser

  • Landsteiner identified blood groups

    Landsteiner identified blood groups

  • Novocaine used as an aneasthetic

  • Period: to

    World War 1

  • Rous and Turner developed a way of storing blood.

  • Gilles set up plastic surgery

    Gilles set up plastic surgery

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