Rosivall László
Kórélettani Intézet, Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 4., 1089.
Orv Hetil. 2018 Jul;159(26):1041-1054. doi: 10.1556/650.2018.31153.
Semmelweis finally achieved results from his persistent research work. Those being the scientific analysis of clinical statistical data and his animal experiments, which recognized the dreadful disease of puerperal fever and its prevention. "He not only discovered the real cause of puerperal fever but he also created antiseptic prophylaxis, which he introduced in obstetrics and laid the foundations of modern surgery (asepsis). The theory and practice of asepsis stemmed from the discovery of the etiology of puerperal fever and therefore originating from the genius idea of Semmelweis. The discoveries of bacteriology by Lister, Pasteur and Koch only provided a scientific proof of the intuitive statements of Semmelweis." Semmelweis was a pioneer of clinical etiological research whose findings were aggressively disapproved by his colleagues due to earlier medical misunderstandings. Semmelweis is given due respect by posterity as a remuneration, to all the bitterness that he had suffered throughout his life. Semmelweis is considered the savior of mothers and infants. The Hungarian nation is very proud of him as he is one of our models whose oeuvre is acknowledged not only in Hungary but throughout the world. The message of his short, tragic yet effective life is eternal. The figure of Ignác Semmelweis is depicted as a statue and is placed in Chicago among the statues of the most innovative doctors and health care professionals of the world. The statue of Semmelweis is next to the statues of Louis Pasteur and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. "Semmelweis reflex" is a new expression which appeared and spread in English speaking countries. The word does not relate to a medical phenomenon but describes a social phenomenon when experts or the whole society automatically rejects discoveries and new recognitions without examination or justification. This phenomenon frequently occurs, even in our times. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(26): 1041-1054.
塞麦尔维斯最终从他坚持不懈的研究工作中取得了成果。这些成果来自于他对临床统计数据的科学分析以及动物实验，它们认识到了产褥热这种可怕的疾病及其预防方法。“他不仅发现了产褥热的真正病因，还创造了抗菌预防法，并将其引入产科，奠定了现代外科手术（无菌操作）的基础。无菌操作的理论和实践源于产褥热病因的发现，因此源自塞麦尔维斯的天才想法。李斯特、巴斯德和科赫的细菌学发现只是为塞麦尔维斯的直观论断提供了科学证明。”塞麦尔维斯是临床病因学研究的先驱，由于早期的医学误解，他的发现遭到了同事们的强烈反对。作为对他一生所遭受的所有痛苦的回报，塞麦尔维斯得到了后人应有的尊重。塞麦尔维斯被视为母婴的救星。匈牙利民族为他感到非常骄傲，因为他是我们的榜样之一，其作品不仅在匈牙利，而且在全世界都得到认可。他短暂、悲惨却卓有成效的一生所传达的信息是永恒的。伊格纳茨·塞麦尔维斯的雕像被塑造出来，并与世界上最具创新精神的医生和医疗保健专业人员的雕像一起放置在芝加哥。塞麦尔维斯的雕像就在路易斯·巴斯德和威廉·康拉德·伦琴的雕像旁边。“塞麦尔维斯反射”是一个在英语国家出现并传播开来的新表达。这个词与一种医学现象无关，而是描述了一种社会现象，即专家或整个社会未经检验或论证就自动拒绝发现和新认知。这种现象即使在我们这个时代也经常发生。《匈牙利医学周刊》。2018年；159(26): 1041 - 1054。
