Brief History of Surgery

Question 1

Definition of surgery

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branch of medicine dealing with manual and operative procedures on patients

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Purpose of surgery

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correction of deformities and defects

repair of injury

diagnosis and cure of certain diseases

cosmetic

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Tripod of surgery

Answer 3

Factors controlled by Controls

infection asepsis

hemorrhage ligature (suture)

pain anesthesia

Question 4

Development inhibited by

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knowledge of anatomy

control of hemorrhage, pain, infection

Question 5

Ambroise Paire

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greatest surgeon of 16th century

controlled hemorrhage with ligature

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William Morton

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anesthetist at MGH in an amphitheater called the Etherdome

Question 7

Claudius Galen

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father of experimental physiology

did not succeed, surgery lacked scientific base for another 1200 years

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Louis Pasteur

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father of microbiology

germ theory (infectious disease)

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Crawford Long

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used ether as an anesthetic to remove a turmor

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Denton Cooley

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performed first US heart transplant

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William Halsted

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popularized rubber gloves

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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advocated hand washing

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Horace Wells

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used nitrous oxide

committed suicide

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Hippocrates

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father of medicine

treat WHOLE patient

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Theodor Billroth

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advances in surgical procedures

gastrectomy

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Florence Nightengale

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first nursing theorist

sanitation changes

environment/cleanliness effects patient

perioperative care

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Michael DeBakey

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renowned cardiovascular surgeon

DeBakey forcep

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Joseph Lister

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father of modern surgery

antiseptics

Question 19

NBSTSA

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responsible for certification

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting