Our Patient Earth
- 8 November 1990
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (19) , 1355-1356
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199011083231921
Abstract
It is a truism that physicians cannot just treat the patient but also must concern themselves with the patient's environment. Many important medical successes have been related to controlling the environment. The concept of sterility in surgery has probably done more to save lives than any other surgical technical innovation.Keywords
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