advances in surgery

Question 1

what advances in survey where there between 1700-1900?

Answer 1

-Aesthetics-chloroform by simpson (1846)-now painless people are more willing to have surgery
-antiseptic to combat infections
-carbolic acid (lister) this solved people from dying after operations
-last part of the 19th century started to develop aseptic survey (still used today)
-X-Rays used from 1896

Question 2

what advances in surgery were there between 1900 to present?

Answer 2

transplant surgery -liver, heart
Joint replacement hip/knee
Blood transfusion and storage solved in early 20th century now can do more complex operations
-Plastic surgery/skin graft “micro-surgery” wing smaller cures
(HAROLD GILLES)

Question 3

which time period do you think saw the most advances in surgery? 

Answer 3

1846. Anaesthetics.