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- Such achievements included formulating a new approach to breast cancer with the development of new operating procedures that became the basis of surgical technique; pioneering the use of local anaesthesia for general and dental surgery; improving the technique and safety of surgery; and changing the teaching methods for surgeons in the USA from disorganised self-teaching and apprenticeship to the coordinated training programmes of nowadays. 1,2
www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(07)70076-1/fulltextWilliam Stewart Halsted: his life and contributions to surgery
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During his years in Baltimore, Halsted made an unprecedented number of contributions to general surgery, including his development of radical mastectomy as a treatment for breast cancer.
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Sep 19, 2024 · An early champion of aseptic procedures, Halsted introduced (1890) the use of thin rubber gloves that do not impede the delicate touch demanded by surgery. By ensuring completely sterile conditions in the operating room, Halsted’s gloves allowed surgical access to all parts of the body.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Halsted was credited with starting the first formal surgical residency training program in the United States at Johns Hopkins. He based this mainly on the ideas that he obtained in Europe, especially those of the Germans, Austrians, and Swiss.
William Stewart Halsted developed a novel residency training program at Johns Hopkins Hospital that, with some modifications, became the model for surgical and medical residency training in North America. While performing anesthesia research early in his career, Halsted became addicted to cocaine and morphine.
- James R. Wright, Norman S. Schachar
- 10.1503/cjs.003319
- 2020
- Can J Surg. 2020 Feb; 63(1): E13-E18.
William Stewart Halsted was a pioneer of surgery in the USA and made many wide-ranging contributions, including the surgical treatment of breast cancer. He changed the training of surgeons from a disorganised apprenticeship to the residency training programmes used today.
Halsted's major contribution to medicine was the popularization of a radical operation for carcinoma of the breast. He also contributed to the surgical techniques for thyroidectomy, vascular aneurysms, and repair of inguinal hernias.
Jan 30, 2014 · Halsted was an early pioneer for anesthesia and for aseptic technique in surgery, including the use of rubber gloves. Halsted also led a fascinating personal life: he was addicted to cocaine and morphine (which were not illegal during his lifetime) and was considered eccentric by his students.
