When an operation is necessary, patients are often faced with the question of whether to have it performed as an inpatient, i.e. with an overnight stay in the hospital, or as an outpatient. Complex operations, such as colon cancer surgery or hip replacements, which require intensive follow-up treatment and monitoring, […]
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Entertaining and painful from the history of surgery
Since the ejection of Adam and Eve from paradise, the history of mankind has been repeatedly overshadowed by mischief. The world of medicine is no exception, and some of its representatives have caused the most bizarre medical disasters and scandals. Robert Liston (1794-1847) was a Scottish surgeon known for amputating […]
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