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One of the first surgeons to break this trend was Robert Liston, who practiced in the early/mid 19th century and was renowned for his speed and results. It def
by atdrummond 4y ago
One of the first surgeons to break this trend was Robert Liston, who practiced in the early/mid 19th century and was renowned for his speed and results.
It definitely seems to me that they were simply unfortunate to be living in the time they were - I’m not sure there were many skilled enough in ocular surgery at that time to have actually aided in their respective recoveries.
- DocTomoe 4y agoThis was the same guy, by the way, who managed to have a surgery with a 300% mortality rate[1]. Sometimes speed is not everything. [1] https://history101.com/the-surgery-300-death-rate https://history101.com/the-surgery-300-death-rate
- fhsm 4y agoHe himself recognized when circumstances changed such that speed was less important. http://www.grandroundsjournal.com/articles/gr049006 http://www.grandroundsjournal.com/articles/gr049006