Robert Liston (1794-1847)
Robert Liston (1794-1847)
3D
Published 2017-10-19T09:44:05+00:00
Bust of Robert Liston (1794-1847), plaster, by Thomas Campbell, 1850.
Robert Liston was a competent surgeon who contributed significantly to medicine as a science. Then he had the misfortune to have one seriously bad day and became a legend in the medical community.
A Scottish surgeon who practiced all over Britain, he earned respect for his skill in amputations. Liston practiced in the early 1800s, before anesthesia was popular. Cutting and sawing on a conscious, shrieking patient took strong nerves and a strong stomach. The shorter the operation, the lesser the suffering of the patient and the greater the chance that the patient would survive. Liston could amputate a leg in two minutes. This was impressive, but it came with impressive drawbacks.
| Date published | 19/10/2017 |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Easy |
| Title | Robert Liston (1794-1847) |
| Date | 1850 |
| Accession | ED.CS.2010.135 |
| Medium | Plaster |
| Record | https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/ |
| Artist | Thomas Campbell |
| Place | Surgeons' Hall |
