Main content
Transforming hospital surgery with carbolic acid
Medical historian Professor Michael Worboys explains why leading 19th century surgeon Joseph Lister decided to use carbolic acid to treat his patients, significantly reducing hospital infections in the process and laying the foundation for modern surgical procedures.
Photo: a bottle of carbolic acid (大象传媒)
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from The Forum
-
![]()
What are the origins of the open plan office?
Duration: 03:44
-
![]()
The birth of the pill
Duration: 04:46
-
![]()
1930 World Cup highlights
Duration: 03:46
-
![]()
Moths: the story of the butterfly of the night
Duration: 04:41
