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ReviewCureus2022

Joseph Lister (1827-1912): A Pioneer of Antiseptic Surgery.

Spyros N Michaleas, Konstantinos Laios, Alexandros Charalabopoulos, George Samonis, Marianna Karamanou

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
69.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. A brief history of otologic surgery: restoring hearing through the ages.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  3. Advances in corneal transplantation.Eye (London, England) · 2025
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  6. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Wound Healing.Pharmaceutical nanotechnology · 2025
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  11. The story of aIndian journal of dermatology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Spyros N MichaleasDepartment of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Konstantinos LaiosDepartment of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Alexandros CharalabopoulosFirst Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
George SamonisDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, GRC.
Marianna KaramanouDepartment of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Joseph Lister was a prominent British surgeon and medical scientist who established the study of antisepsis. Applying Louis Pasteur's germ theory of fermentation on wound putrefaction, he promoted the idea of sterilization in surgery using carbolic acid (phenol) as an antiseptic. His method reduced the incidence of wound sepsis and gangrene, which, in turn, reduced the need for amputation. By showing how germs could be prevented from entering the wound, Lister increased the safety of surgical operations and laid the foundations for all subsequent advances in the field.

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carbolic acidlouis pasteurmicroorganismsspontaneous generationsterilization­wound healing

Identifiers

PMID36686094
PMCPMC9854334
OpenAlexW4313207527

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