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William of Saliceto (1210–1277) was a
surgeonSurgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
and cleric in
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who broke tradition with
GalenAelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus , better known as Galen of Pergamon , was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher...
by claiming that
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formation was bad for wounds and for the patient. He was a professor at the
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. In 1275 he wrote
Chirurgia which promoted the use of a surgical knife over
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. He also was the author of
Summa conservationis et curationis on hygiene and therapy.
Lanfranc of MilanThe surgeon Lanfranc of Milan , variously called Guido Lanfranchi, Lanfranco, or Alanfrancus was a student of Guglielmo da Saliceto. Involved in the struggles of Guelphs and Ghibellines, he was exiled from Milan by Matteo I Visconti in 1290. He moved first to Lyons, then on to Paris...
was a pupil who brought William's methods into France. William gave lectures on the importance of regular bathing for infants, and special care for the hygiene of pregnant women.
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- Of blood, inflammation and gunshot wounds: the history of the control of sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially deadly medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state and the presence of a known or suspected infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response by the immune system to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin, or other tissues...
, AJ Thurston.