title: THE LISTER LECTURE, 1964: WOUND SEPSIS-FROM CARBOLIC ACID TO HYPERBARIC OXYGEN.
abstract: The history of Lister's introduction of the antiseptic system is recalled and the circumstances surrounding the original use of carbolic acid for wound treatment, which took place in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, on August 12, 1865, are reviewed. The fact that wound sepsis is still prevalent is emphasized, and recent researches on bacterial inhibition under hyperbaric oxygen are described.
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006664:History; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D010100:Oxygen; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D018805:Sepsis; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014946:Wound Infection
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D010636:Phenols; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D019800:Phenol; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HEART ARREST; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 19TH CENT.; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCT; PHENOLS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WOUND INFECTION