Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft
NOVA · Season 15 · Episode 12
Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of anaesthesia or antisceptics and patients usually died.
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Season
15
Episode
12
Air Date
06/Sep/1988
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of anaesthesia or antisceptics and patients usually died.
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