Aseptic surgery

What was the aim of aseptic surgery?

Sterilising equipment and hands so that there were no germs to cause infection, which would allow no carbolic acid to be used

What enabled blood transfusions to take place?

Karl Landsteiner discovered blood groups in 1901

What is aseptic technique?

The method used in chemical and biological experiments to prevent infection or damage to the experiment

What was the benefit of aseptic surgery?

Carbolic acid (which some surgeons complained irritated their eyes and hands) no longer needed to be used