16 Questions
What was one of the most important progress of surgery?
Aseptic techniques
Who was the first to understand the nature of puerperal fever as a transmittable disease?
Semmelweis
What did the use of chlorine water allow in relation to infectious diseases?
A drop in the incidence of infectious diseases
What was first demonstrated about surgical infections around 1 century ago?
Surgical infections could be transmitted by the hands of surgeon/physician
What was not known until the half of the nineteenth century about infections?
The concept of microorganisms as causes of infections
Who played a key role in demonstrating that hand hygiene could reduce the spread of infectious diseases?
Semmelweis
What was the impact of washing hands with chlorine water after autopsies, according to Semmelweis's demonstration?
Mortality reduced from 10% to 1.5%
Where did Semmelweis face opposition and lack of trust for his intuition?
Vienna hospital
Who proposed the sterilization of instruments used for surgery as a method to control infections?
Louis Pasteur
What concept did McBurney contribute to in the control of surgical infections?
'Source control' of infection
According to the text, what was the role of aseptic technique in controlling the presence of bacteria?
Creating an aseptic environment during surgery
What did Semmelweis demonstrate could reduce mortality from puerperal fever?
Washing hands with chlorine water
What key concept related to bacteria did the following years reveal, according to the text?
'Aerobes' and 'Anaerobes'
Which individual's intuition led to the development of an 'aseptic procedure' for surgery?
Semmelweis
In which city did Louis Pasteur talk about the 'germ theory'?
'Paris'
What did McBurney understand about infections that led to a new approach in controlling them?
'Infections spread from a specific point'
Test your knowledge on the historical background and the relationship between surgery and infections. Explore the progress made in surgery with aseptic techniques and anesthesia, as well as the significance of antiseptics in the field. Delve into the transmission of surgical infections by medical professionals' hands.
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