Discoveries that made surgery survivable or practical: pain control and infection control around an operation. Belongs here: Anesthesia and the Discovery of Antisepsis. Does not belong here: a discovery about the cause of infection in general rather than its control during surgery specifically, grouped under bacteriological and antimicrobial discovery.
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1. History of Surgery (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory of surgery, anesthesia section, era
Beginning in the 1840s, European surgery began to change dramatically in character with the discovery of effective and practical anesthetic chemicals such as ether
History of surgery, anesthesia section, kind
Beginning in the 1840s, European surgery began to change dramatically in character with the discovery of effective and practical anesthetic chemicals such as ether
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