19th-Century Surgery

Surgery in the Nineteenth Century There was no substantial change in the surgical technique in the first half of the nineteenth century. In fact, the only change in surgery before 1846 was that the new surgeon better understood the anatomy and pathology. Surgery in the second half of the century is a terrible experience, just as a last resort. Many people choose to commit suicide instead of living through surgical pain and pain after the event. Surgery is very short and accompanies great pain.

In the 19th century, surgery was dangerous and dangerous as the surgery was not performed under aseptic conditions and the risk of infection was high. A sterile condition means that there is no microorganism. French scientist Lewis Pasteur has proved that this disease is caused by invisible microorganisms. In the 19th century, septic infection was found to be responsible for high mortality during surgery. Half of patients died even after successful operation. Sepsis is sometimes called systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which the body responds to infection. This is a disease that is resistant to serious infections whose bodies are spreading through the bloodstream. That condition can cause extensive inflammation and blood coagulation

Prior to the introduction of anesthesia in the early 19th century physiological stress caused by surgery caused serious complications and caused many deaths due to shock. The faster the surgery, the lower the incidence of complications (cutting is very fast). The advent of anesthetics makes it possible to complete more complicated and life-saving surgical procedures, alleviating the physiological stress of the procedure, but adds certain risk factors. Two years after the introduction of ether anesthetic, the first death directly related to the use of anesthetic was reported.

Modern pain was controlled by anesthesia in the middle of the 19th century. Before anesthesia begins, surgery is a surgical procedure for traumatic pain, which encourages the surgeon to relieve pain as soon as possible. This also means that surgery is mainly limited to clearance of cutting and extracorporeal growth. Since the 1840s, an American surgeon Crawford Long by effective and practical anesthetic chemicals (such as ether), surgery of chloroform which was discovered by the obstetrician James Young Simpson of Scotland (was pioneered by John Snow later) Began. change. Doctor Queen Victoria. In addition to relieving the patient's suffering, anesthesia allows for more complex treatment inside the body. In addition, the discovery of muscle relaxants such as Clair enables safer use.