The Surgery Speedrunner | Tales From the Bottle

You probably wouldn't want to undergo surgery with no anesthesia - but how would you feel if your surgeon asked everyone in the room to time him?
"Robert Liston FRCSE, FRCS, FRS (28 October 1794 - 7 December 1847) was a Scottish surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival. He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College Hospital in London and performed the first public operation utilizing modern anaesthesia in Europe."
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[@therealtony2009]

sup

[@HitPay]

@@therealtony2009 yo

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

what was the outro music?

[@TheSlaughtermatic]

You should do a video about the Conch Republic.

[@zigzag8338]

Ay, you " borrowed" the topic from Ted-ed?

[@MindinViolet]

1. Washes his hands first. 2. Wears a clean apron. 3. Performs a painful surgery quickly. 4. Has an unusually low mortality rate. 5. Considers his patient’s psychological state. If I time travelled to the 19 century and needed surgery, I would seek out Robert Liston to do it.

[@mbryson2899]

Just not for a vasectomy...

[@maverick9708]

what if Robert Liston was a time traveler/reincarnated modern surgeon/doctor?

[@giladkay3761]

​@@mbryson2899you get it for free with your amputation,deal of the century!

[@gameonyolo1]

Yeah I think he was just trying to be a bit silly sometimes, but it did have a purpose

[@justinthompson1381]

Definitely

[@nate6045]

Imagine the worst day of your life is just a game to a hundred doctors watching on like they are at GDQ.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

"Dr. Finklebottom is almost done with the amputation. All he has to do is avoid the femoral arteries! Can he do it?!"

[@garrysekelli6776]

Would be like being on the titanic when it sank.

[@jamesruth100]

​@@sayvionwashington1939 "We're going to do a neat little trick that's called gallskip. We're going to start the dissection animation while turning around on the same frame, which is going to push us inside of the patient's model, and then we're going to pause buffer a series of frame perfect inputs in order to position the camera correctly. Alright, I'm going to need everyone to be quiet because I need to focus." _After a few attempts, Dr. Finklebottom glitches backwards into the patient until he is jettisoned out behind them, holding several gallstones. The entire room erupts into a cheer of "ORB"._

[@john-ic5pz]

so umm, yeah, things don't change much 🫤

[@g76agi]

​@@ogonbio8145who?

[@ragedgrunt]

I never knew that he was one of the few doctors at the time to actually fuckin wash his hands, definitely paints him in a more favorable light

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

"our hands can't get dirty, we're not poors" - average 18th century doctor, probably

[@TheCanadianWelder]

I can't get over how he accidentally cut off someone else's fingers and even a TESTICLE by rushing his amputations. If I knew that ahead of my amputation, I'd definitely opt to with Dr. Dirtyhands instead.

[@ragedgrunt]

@@TheCanadianWelder Well and qxir mentioned this later with the 300% mortality rate, who knows if that one is even real, and if it is one major slip up compared to 1 out of every four people dying at doctor dirty hands, honestly i'd probably still go with him, it's a lesser of two evils situation, yeah I don't want a doctor to chop my balls off but I also don't want to slowly die of infection because my doctor didn't want to wash his hands. Thank god for modern medicine.

[@zacharynetzer819]

@@TheCanadianWelder You go ahead, I think I'd stick with the guy who saves 9 out of 10 patients instead of the guys who save 3 out of 4.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

President James Garfield probably wished his doctor would have washed his. Garfield was shot in July, and probably would have lived. But his doctor kept poking his dirty fingers into the bullet wound, and Garfield died in September, from a massive infection.

[@BatCaveOz]

Bonus fact: Joseph Lister was a pioneer in the use of antiseptics in medicine. (Typically using carbolic acid). When the American Doctor, Joseph Lawrence developed an alcohol-based antiseptic for use in surgery (and later as a mouthwash)... he named it "Listerine".

[@daniedeklerk1914]

Wow!

[@alanevans5424]

A good friend of mine is a descendant of Lawrence. He's told me the story of how Lawrence traveled to London to meet with Dr. Lister, quite a celebrity doctor at the time, in order to ask to use Lister's name for their product.

[@davidrenton]

it was named after the other guy, his student in the video Joseph Lister, easy to confuse with Liston

[@colatf2]

@@davidrentonyea I almost thought this video was about lister and all these shenanigans confused me

[@J_McPhearsom]

Alt-Fact: Lister actually developed antiseptic because Donald Trump came to him in a vision explaining by “doing tremendous number on lungs” it’d prevent deaths in a future pandemic when “injected directly into the veins” or “clean lungs directly”. Knowing that someone who’s lungs have been dissolved in antiseptic can’t get sick ever again, he accepted funding from CIA. Lister happened to have a 2nd diary carved in rune tablets buried in Iowa. Many Bothan spies died to bring you this information…..

[@watswat123]

He was twice as experienced as all the others He was a doctor AND a butcher

[@LTPottenger]

You've gotta do something with all that delicious left over meat.

[@apileofcandy1244]

@@LTPottenger 🥵

[@suspiciousegg8276]

zboidberg :)

[@ChromisPasqueflowerBowerbird]

You didn't watch the video didn't you

[@roryhennessey1983]

He was my dad!

[@HomebrewHorsepower]

A person can be ethical and an expert and also a dick at the same time. Especially if they are the only one around who is right. Sounds like my kind of guy.

[@Qxir]

Yep, I've met a few people who were borderline geniuses but were kind of hard to get along with. Always tried to give them the benefit of the doubt cuz I figure if you're that smart you see the world in a different way. Met a lot of dickheads who were idiots though!

[@HomebrewHorsepower]

@@Qxir indeed

[@MothraBlues]

@@Qxir True that!

[@ehlani6677]

​@Qxir come here and kiss me on my hot mouth

[@ZACKMAN2007]

Same here

[@Orelldo]

A pleasure as always Qxir. I'd heard his story about the 300% mortality rate and him being a dick, but not that he was actually a pretty brilliant doctor as well.

[@pipebombpete.6861]

When you’re this good and have saved this many lives,you’ve earned the right to be a dick.

[@0Onyx13]

Same, I heard it so many times I never even questioned it anymore, but it's a good reminder to always double check everything I hear/read online. Even if it did happen, he was still a better surgeon than most around him!

[@nuclearboom2467]

And with a very low mortality rate at the time it seems

[@NyanyiC]

How does anything have a 300% mortality rate. So people who didn't even have the surgery died🤔

[@BreadApologist]

So basically he was irl House MD?

[@imakeplaylists159]

That’s incredible I can’t believe this guy is considered a butcher instead of a pioneer

[@0Onyx13]

Unfortunately that's what happens when one is ahead of the times. I'm so thankful for this video cause I've heard the 300% thing many times so I didn't even question it, turns out it's probably not even real and he was quite amazing.

[@imakeplaylists159]

@@0Onyx13 I know but this guy basically laid the groundwork for modern day medicine it’s truly tragic

[@StephanMok]

Ignaz Semmelweis, another Hungarian surgeon who laid the modern foundations for hand hygiene, was also ridiculed, possibly leading to his mental breakdown and he died of jnfection in an asylum, possibly due to abuse

[@creamgravy1952]

I respect the grind, perfecting a world record nobody else wants to challenge. Good fellow, respectful, skilled, I'd want him as my doctor for sure

[@mirosymo3331]

Same i have a broke arm RN dont care if i lose it, i just wannna listen to him talk lmao

[@napalmholocaust9093]

I challenge it!

[@totenkopf8814]

Based!

[@abde999]

imagine waking up mid surgery and the doctor is clutching the scalpel in his teeth to shave off a few seconds

[@minekush1138]

​@@abde999 am fairly sure this was before drug's were used to knock people out before surgery probably would just tell you to man up hold this rag in your mouth and take some wmssigs of this whiskey and I'll go get the hack saw tell Debra to keep the remaining finger's she has left out of my way 😂

[@blackbeardgamer5909]

Honestly thought the doctor was gonna be a quack but after watching the video, he actually was a smart fella. Great video! Very informative

[@revenevan11]

Like I always say, it's a fine line between being a smart fella or a fart smella 😅👨‍⚕️💀

[@perhaps1094]

@@revenevan11 wise words

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

In the 1800s, he invented his own amputation knife and arterial forceps that are still used today. He could get a leg off in just a few minutes. He was correct in that the longer the surgery took, the greater the trauma and mortality risk to the patient. He was a master of his times.

[@therideneverends1697]

Which is probably part of what caught his peers ire, Victorian englands culture around DRs and Surgons was something of a boys club, with a bunch of "traditions" enforced by trust fund drunkards who where frankly makeing things up as they went and often took offense to any questions on their methodology. He took time to actually slow down and think a bit, which resulted in better outcomes which probably drew anger from contemporaries because it implied they shouldent show up to surgury in moldy aprons covered in last weeks gore half drunk under the table

[@therealtony2009]

any% vasectomy challenge (3 seconds)

[@mirosymo3331]

Solo run

[@Soul_Flow_]

I don't understand

[@revivemefellas9637]

world record no anesthesia

[@conehead9796]

​@@Soul_Flow_you clearly didn't watch the video

[@sammyjones8279]

*chop!*

[@Haywood-Jablomi]

Just thinking about having a leg amputated without anesthetic sends chills down my spine. I wonder if you would even go into shock if it’s gurneyed correctly.

[@Qxir]

With this guy, maybe not, although some surgeons took a lotttttt longer....

[@misslenorelee6322]

​@@Qxirsome surgeones competely disregarded the patient and operated very slowly so that medical students could learn better.

[@Gojiro7]

@@misslenorelee6322 crap like that is why "Bedside manor" became a standard when you could choose between two doctors of equal skill but one actually treats you like a human being and not a resource, of course you'd gravitate towards the one who didn't make you feel like a lesser being for getting sick

[@richardhobbs7360]

@@Gojiro7 on the other hand, if I had to pick between Dr House and a doctor with good bedside manners, I'd take House, cause he'd find out everything that is and isn't wrong with me

[@zebraloverbridget]

@@Gojiro7 Bedside manner depends highly on the patient too. Personally, I like doctors that are more upfront and honest vs ones that may give false hopes for the sake of coming off as nice. Same applies for dentists. I prefer to be told what is happening or to be able to just see it and hate when a nurse or doctor tries to "distract" me from what is being done. Like ffs just let me watch it be done and stop bloking the view on purpose. I'm not going to freak out or make the work harder if I see it and don't like what I see. I'll just look away if it actually bothers me. I never actually get mad with the doctors or nurses though since I know they do it out of habit since most people aren't okay seeing it being done. At most I'll tell them they don't need to worry or block my view as it doesn't bother me at all, and also that they don't need to worry about my service dog seeing it since she gives 0 shits and was never trained to react to someone "hurting" me since that isn't allowed per the ada. Only time they're excused from nipping at people is if they're repeatedly provoked over a long period of time which shouldnt' happen anyway since the handler would move to stop the shitty human. Any other time it is not acceptable.

[@MElaughs]

Sounds like the triple kill was more a slanderous rumour rather than an achievement unlocked. He really was a hero in medicine with deep consideration towards his patient wellbeing. A name that should be remembered for his unfaltered approach... who was he, again? 🤣

[@UmatsuObossa]

Despite the mishaps, bck then, this is who you WANTED to do your surgery, because you'd have less time suffering through being cut up and less time bleeding out. He did it as fast as possible not as a game but specifically to reduce pain and suffering and increase survival rates. He was also among the first doctors to CLEAN his tools.

[@tjenadonn6158]

Back in the day when the only thing that separated a surgeon from a serial killer was the apron.

[@kabj06]

barely since they reused their aprons lol

[@donovandownes5064]

kaj la homoj, kiuj spektis... kaj la pli grandaj vivŝancoj...

[@Spookatz.]

HEY, I don't get money

[@sugmanuts6173]

Well, one's purpose is to take life and the other's is to prolong it. So no. 😂

[@arthuruppiano3211]

I really appreciated this video; typically when you read about Robert Liston online, he's treated as a sideshow and a quack. He deserves so much better. If you're reading this, Qxir, please make more videos like this, rehabilitating other unfairly maligned figures from history. That or more Last Moments. Those are good too.

[@ozvoid1245]

@@LTPottenger Definitely too soon.

[@GamblingTimeKaraoke]

Glad you covered him this way! All you ever hear about him is this unsubstantiated story, as you mentioned, but the dude was right about a lot of things and an important figure in medical history.

[@johnclark1469]

STORY SUGGESTION: crazy Origin of the “mad hatter” phrase that began with urine on hat felt, then a syphilis patient that led to finally Mercury vapor treatment that made great hat felt but crazy hatter brains. You are the perfect guy to tell this tale!!!

[@refusingtoconform]

Bumping so Q will see. Yes xir.

[@jonathanallen2390]

Bumping

[@ronaldbell5212]

Yes. Do it.

[@Zekyb0y]

Or better yet, a compilation of toxic substances that were widely used in the past, like tin cans sealed with lead, asbestos inside tanks for insulation or administering cocaine as if it was aspirin

[@MothraBlues]

Definitely one for the Qxir!

[@NateSmith87]

Robert is a stand-up dude. The world needs more people like him. Sane, full of integrity and common sense practice.

[@RisingRevengeance]

Given the state of medicine at the time he sounds straight up brilliant

[@cherenkov_blue]

Liston: (invents multiple tools and practices that greatly improved the quality and success rate of surgical operations) Other doctors: "yeah and uh... an onlooker died of shock because um... Liston slashed his coat! That's it! Trust me bro it's all true, guy was a real nutcase." Liston's patients huffing ether made his colleagues huff copium.

[@therideneverends1697]

yeah as someones whos workload at the moment consists of finding and verifying primary source accounts and documents, id be willing to bet every bit of cash i have this dident happen. The medical community of victorian london was notoriously gossipy up to and includeing literally publishing "papers" that might aswell have been diss tracks, if that did happen it would have been the talk of the town and likely mentioned in half a dozen publications before the next week. my bets it started something like this, coworkers made some joke along the lines of "Yeah hes fast, so fast if your not careful he will amputate the leg, his assistants fingers, and stab an onlooker before youve had time to blink!" Someone overheard, or it got repeated enough, slowly but surely, boom you got folklore

[@thestudentofficial5483]

"a nice person is not always good and a good person is not always nice"

[@asmophet]

I went into this video thinking I'd see the most inept doctor in history, but I was pleasantly surprised that wasn't the case. What an actual legend!

[@Xerdar36]

I like him, a man of principle.

[@ElHombreGato]

That "let him walk off" gag had me busting out laughing 😂 Qxir..... I Love You, Man!

[@Pantheragem]

Robert Liston is one of my childhood heroes! So glad you're covering him!

[@AYVYN]

A man who not only understood the process of his actions, but also the consequence.

[@Quick-Silver206]

This dude seems like an actual nice doctor. Harsh training but a legit good guy.

[@throughjackscamera4432]

I learned about this great man in surgical technology school and was a pioneer of modern techniques. He was a great surgeon for his time.

[@ironhornforge]

He was a brilliant surgeon at the time and deserves more respect than he received.

[@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

Had a shard of glass that penetrated the sole of my foot deep and broke. It was perpendicular and could not walk so doctor tried to remove it. They could not use anaesthetic because they needed to rely on my pain to keep away from the nerves in my foot. He failed to get it out but he was trying for 10 mins to extract and was it was the most excruciating pain I have experienced. It was 11 on the pain scale. So thankful we live in a world of anaesthetic even though it did not help me.

[@thatautogarage3644]

I’ve heard this story a few times but none were ever painted in the bright color that represents his genius and caring.

[@daveice20]

Very interesting, this is likely the most influential surgeon of all time, especially owing to the fact his proteges went on to revolutionize medicine themselves

[@LTPottenger]

He was definitely a Player Character.

[@Keznen]

This guy deserves a movie about him. What a legend!

[@90sHighSpeed]

Crazily enough this guy is my great great great great great grandfather on my dads side. I got a family name check done in Ireland and he was the big thing that stood out.

[@EllpaFox47]

Liston is definitely one of my idols Holding the knife in his mouth as he worked?! That’s badass

[@bholdr----0]

As someone who has had surgery without anesthesia or anesthetic, I can confirm that is... unpleasant. (/understatement.) It was for a collapsed lung and several broken ribs, minor internal bleeding, etc. (To be fair, I WAS given some lidocaine and 6mg Dilaudid... which were all worthless at the time, given my particular uh... tolerance for opioids.) Though, honestly, in retrospect, it wasn't THAT bad, especially compared to the moments after the original injury (hit by car) wherin I was reduced to a pure pain-feeling machine. The surgeon worked quickly- maybe 25 minutes? I really appreciate that he did that... I can't imagine the horrors of having to undergo a fully conscious amputation, trepanning, etc. At least alcohol was available, eh? I'd bet that a majority of patients in the pre-general-anesthesia days took advantage of that! Anyhow, I don't recommend it.

[@cate01a]

surprised how much the context mattered here! started thinking "wow what an arrogant selfish cvnt, treating a persons life like a game with no regard for others" but then you explains that the speed was helpful because of the crude operation, and his speed demonstrated his skill, and though he was arrogant he was in many ways very smart and caring (postponing a scared patient, being hygienic amognst his dirty peers, etc)

[@primaveral-s8s]

I came into this video thinking I wouldn't learn anything new, but this was actually really informative about Robert Liston's other accomplishments and also about how his most famous surgery doesn't have strong evidence to back it up as true!

[@TheSleepSteward]

This guy is genuinely amazing from the look of things. Yea sure he might've been rough around the edges but it looks like get genuinely cared about people.

[@mb4456]

One of the best retellings of this I've seen, honestly. I really appreciate how well this channel balances humor and gravity and is pretty darn thorough and honest with the history. I never feel like this is airheaded clickbait that doesn't understand the subject and is frivolous with research, but it also isn't stodgy and sterile and divorced from humanity. Well done.

[@omarb7164]

Yeah in another comment they used the term “dickhead”. I assumed Qpix was yet another indistinguishable generic corporate clickbait channel, but I am pleased to learn otherwise.

[@IEmberSM]

When you start off looking at the guy in a bad light but towards the middle of the video, he actually deserves a lot of respect with the 300% mortality rate being must likely be rumors only

[@EyelessJ4ck2]

One of the funniest and most interesting Tales from the bottle! As a student of medical sciences this did put a smile on my face

[@themulletteer6839]

Outstanding work as always my friend. Thanks for your work

[@Ilix42]

I feel like Surgery Done Quick would pull in a lot of viewers.

[@Animanatee]

probably the coolest surgeon I've ever heard of. Shame his legacy isn't know to many.

[@nelsondfg211]

A good man, who doesn't have some flaws and mistakes

[@Misanthrope84]

Missed you, Qxir ❤️ As always, well crafted a good story.

[@celestialwaffle1491]

I love all the comments that were written before Qxir started complimenting him. It's so obvious who just wanted to make a funny comment and didn't watch the video yet.

[@sued_]

After watching the MadLad video I was waiting for one video from you. The man is such a legend.

[@kvproductions2581]

I knew the story about the surgery, but thanks for teaching me about the amazing man behind it

[@moralfuxery]

This man is one of the cogs in modern medicines origins. True superhero.

[@ozwhistles]

Liston was a great man. If you look carefully at history? All truly great people are defined by their compassion.

[@basedhalo]

I love tales from the bottle, the best series

[@MothraBlues]

Ugh i dunno - they always make me feel a bit queasy...

[@basedhalo]

@@MothraBlues i love the light hearted nature of it. It always makes me chuckle after a hard day

[@vexusvexed]

His critics: "Why are you such an asshole?" Liston: "Because I care, damnit."

[@nickd3157]

Qxir, ive been here since your early days, ive watched all your videos, but seeing you approach 1,000,000 subscribers is so exciting!!! Your almost there bud! Keep em coming!!!! Always a good day when a Qxir video drops!!!

[@mauricedavis2160]

Qxir, your opening details of Mr Liston, sounds like a true Scotsman to me!!!🙏👻❣️

[@LendriMujina]

Even if the story was true, he'd STILL have a far smaller body count than his peers due to how much better his patients' survival rate was.

[@andrewgray9663]

So glad to see the wonderful illustrations back - like absent friends returned home. Interesting to see the huge contribution of Scots to the world of medicine. And I speak as a Glaswegian.

[@kellydalstok8900]

Robert Liston sounds like he was the inspiration for doctor Gregory House.

[@1206chaos]

He would be the man to see that’s for sure. In a time of uncertainty of infections I’d want the procedure done and covered. He even washed his hands which like you said was a bonus. Excellent video sir.

[@seankudler86]

Consistently some of the greatest content on youtube. It is always great to see a well researched and written video. Strong work.

[@aydenwolfe3906]

Qxir, you need to make more of these videos. I have already watched every single one of your videos. Keep churning them out !

[@tif2247]

I knew about him but I never knew he was this badass.

[@22Tesla]

Never heard of this guy before! Of course, if the surgery that ended in 3 people dying did happen.... I'd still trust him with more or less any surgery since my chance of survival is higher with him than any other doctor elsewhere, and his dedication to cleanliness is admirable.

[@shinkojima8903]

I would just like you to know that I really enjoy your art style. Your vids are always a treat.

[@Т1000-м1и]

How did I miss this? This is an amazing recount

[@tiizy3605]

Love your sketches, these episodes are the best. You have a great talent capturing the gist of what you say in them

[@XyzXyz-pm2rj]

Holy shit Qxir - I remember the first video I saw on your channel - about the Olympic marathon. It was a few years back. Now you have almost 1million subscribers!!! Fucking hell man, it’s great to see you stuck with it and your animations are just getting better and smoother. Keep it up!

[@KarrierBag]

Awwww thank you I needed something like this as am going through loads of medical shit right now and knowing how things have progressed from back then I feel a bit better and also had a few laughs too. Love ya channel and I will get another t shit (erm...shirt), promise after losing mine during a crash into a canal in my land rover in Feb.

[@Qxir]

Must've been a fairly serious crash to take the shirt off your back lol. Hope you're doing alright brother

[@KarrierBag]

@@Qxir aww thank you, cheers, yes was nighttime so was dark and cold and a copper dived in, pulled me out the sunk land rover and saved my life. (vid on my channel with landrover being got out) I was very lucky he was a 1000 yards up road in a van which i passed. Long story short turns out am epileptic and also have a heart condition, oh well hey ho, am still alive, on my boat and DID get an auto life jacket as woke up in canal again a few weeks later, I don't do things by halves so also had a heart attack in between those canal dips 🤣🤣🤣 Honest, am NOT telling porkies.

[@alisonk5807]

​@KarrierBag I'm not sure if you're incredibly lucky or unlucky 😮

[@KarrierBag]

@@alisonk5807 oh lucky I think, in 1989 I fell off a 200+ft cliff in Cornwall *honestno lie), I should be dead by now, so 9 lives of a cat n all that 🤣

[@HubertofLiege]

Robert Listons three favorite words, “Let’s do this!”

[@enigma1915]

7:17 sounds like the average boys sleepover

[@darrenmcdonald5373]

for the algorithm.cheers for the upload we appreciate you !

[@yannkam2127]

The surgery speedrun gives a new meaning to the phrase "Run's dead"

[@Loose_lucyblue]

Speedrunning murder, manslaughter, and amputations. Sounds like a cool guy.

[@williambertels8257]

Didn't watch the video huh

[@PvPene]

What’s wrong with men laughing?

[@manstermanman08]

Heck yeah he was

[@pr0gengoo96]

you're what's wrong with society these days - attention span of a squirel

[@Liger_Soba]

I assume you’d rather have the other non clean surgeons of his time that also have higher mortality rate than him operate on you instead? :/

[@mRibbons]

The t-bag fart @7:34 was both unexpected and appreciated.

[@beanman853]

tbh without anestetic speed just sounds better

[@beepfd]

yeah, if i gotta have my leg lopped off without anesthetics, make it happen quick so the pain will stop sooner

[@orboakin8074]

Wow, i niw see him in a completely different and positive light. Respect to this great surgeon.

[@MotherRosie]

He was the real life Dr. House.

[@pyro-millie5533]

I was hoping you would do my fave speedrunner justice, and you delivered!! Thank you!!!

[@RudisBua]

7:35 I'm dying man 😂😂😂

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

Well done Irish. Always stunning when you're the voice of reason. I knew of Liston & his fast knife but I think the way you filled in the rest of the story makes sense. That said I'm glad he didn't chop off my testicles.

[@tubeguy4066]

Twitch in the 1700s was slighly less graphic then twitch nowadays

[@anitamitchell3452]

He was a man before his time. History is full of them. Even today, not much has changed except more people get to weigh in on what is acceptable and what is not. Maybe it's time for the forward thinkers to win.

[@SourCat420]

My man putting fire out!!

[@proxidize5738]

The kind of person any young man aspires to become, sticks to his principles, without contempt or compromise

[@harrydupuis3102]

I might not work in the medical field, I work in food service. This man would be responsible for basic hand sanitation practices in my field and for that, I say thank you good sir. I have yet to have a single customer get sick from my cooking because this guy was smart enough to make basic sanitation a thing

[@wcsoblake85]

I can't remember which Liston it was but one of them made the surgical knife called the Liston knife. And Listerine was made after one of them

[@Qxir]

I believe this Robert Liston created the knife, and Listerine was named after his student, Joseph Lister. Could be mistaken...

[@wcsoblake85]

@@Qxir you may be right. Been a long time since med school

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

Qxir is a legend with his drawings they are just super funny & then trow in his voice & you have a great channel....Thank you for your hard work in bringing us these wonderful videos.... Still remember the day when i first saw one of your videos,the one with the Meth Soldier & had me ROTF so again thank you so much

[@interopsty]

bro got the 300% mortality rate gold% edit : 1st comment that isn't qxir's nice

[@HyenaSuperiority]

This was a really informative video. I've heard the legend of the 300% mortality rate operation, but not his unwavering ethics and advancements for medicine! Nice to set the record straight, even if just for the people that watch this video

[@karakreativevlog]

There's a fantastic book called "A Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine" by Lindsey Fitzharris. It's about every doctor mentioned in this video and it is absolutely fascinating!

[@MothraBlues]

Sounds cool!

[@jackekdahl395]

Loved the video! Great work presenting some more elucidating information on a man whose reputation might have been tarnished by his dogmatic peers. Keep it up!

[@munk6576]

The guy with the smug face in the background at 2:08 killed me

[@vhsjpdfg]

Robert Liston was truly a good man.

[@bigsad7524]

There's no way the 300% mortality rate incident was real. There were a lot of people who didn't like Lister and his methods, it was probably hot gossip

[@jpinpjs2454]

So glad that you covered this story, along with being happy to see another Qxir video in my feed. I only knew him from the fabled 300% mortality rate surgery but I'm glad to know more about the figure behind this myth that was most likely just slander.