Probably closer to 19th century rates right after aseptic techniques are introduced. But I completely agree it would be disastrous nonetheless. The actual majo

Probably closer to 19th century rates right after aseptic techniques are introduced. But I completely agree it would be disastrous nonetheless. The actual major problem would be hospital acquired infections not directly related to surgery. We have some really good asepsis nowadays but it cannot be maintained too long, is expensive and hard to scale.