Episode 65
PPP065 - Surgery in the Victorian Era with Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, Author of The Butchering Art
Purple Pen Podcast · Purple Pen Podcast
December 15, 201834m 1s
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Show Notes
In this very special holiday episode, Dan and Kristin are joined by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris. Lindsey has a PhD in History from Oxford University and authored the wonderful book "The Butchering Art" which details the efforts of Joseph Lister to make surgery safer.
We discuss:
- What surgery was like before anaesthetics and antiseptics
- How these agents were introduced to Britain
- Why you didn't want surgery in a hospital in the 1800s
- Two key surgeons in Victorian Britain: Liston and Lister
- Joseph Lister's relentless drive to introduce antiseptics to surgical practice
- Lots of gory details about surgery 150 years ago!