Early attempts at sterilization: BJN 100 years ago.
The cleanliness of the skin for operations was a big issue 100 years ago, and it is fascinating to read different accounts of how surgeons tackled the problem and came up with their solutions. Mr Stretton, a senior surgeon to the Kidderminster Infirmary and Children's Hospital, writing in the BJN at the time, said:
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