Asepsis secundum artem : the practical application of the art of asepsis to the preparation of surgical dressings / Johnson and Johnson Aseptic Laboratories.

  • Johnson & Johnson.
Date:
1897
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Credit: Asepsis secundum artem : the practical application of the art of asepsis to the preparation of surgical dressings / Johnson and Johnson Aseptic Laboratories. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    fe*4^^ INTRODUCTION ^.'*^.^. HE following pages give in brief the nnethods % which surgical dressings are prepared in our labora- tories. These methods afford striking evidence of the advancennent of the surgical art as well as illus- trate the great progress that has been made in the technical production of dressing materials suited to the require- ments of surgical practice. The processes here outlined are the practical application of scientific knowledge, the outcome of the modifications and amplifications of procedures that have been brought about in the evolution of surgery. Ten years ago, entering the field as pioneer manufacturers of antiseptic dressing materials we stated that the import- ance of reliable dressings cannot be overestimated , without these all the skill of the surgeon is wasted. Time has emphasized the imperative necessity and supreme importance of perfect surgical dressings. From the beginning of our experience to the present time, we have held in view one single purpose—the preparation of dressing materials that shall meet the requirements of and embrace the advances made in the art of surgery. In attaining this result, we believe that we have been factors in making the practical appli- cation of the principles both of antisepsis and asepsis universal and possible. The pages which follow are a further contribution to this end. While not presuming so much as to suggest to the physician or surgeon as to the kind or make of material he should use in wound dressing we benev;? chat casappointtaenic'arid; serious results will follow unless he' demands and'uses dr'essi'ngs'prepared in a manner equal to the method's! here oiffUned oi ' according to the art of asepsis, We desire to here eccpress ciur .apipreciadon of the Hid:gi^/en us by many able surgeons,who h^^vfe'ds^i&ted in the perfection of our processes by personal inspection and helpful suggestions, as well as for the confidence and recognition so generously accorded our pro- ducts by the profession in general and also for the support of many pharmacists who have given them their preference.