Abstract
Joseph Lister was an English surgeon and founder of modern antiseptic surgery. Using carbolic acid as the antiseptic agent, he developed techniques of applying it that, when combined with heat sterilization of instruments, brought about a dramatic decrease in postoperative mortality. His contributions to medicine also included the development of absorbable sutures and the drainage tube.
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