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What factors brought about change in Surgery?
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What factors brought about change in Surgery? Many factors brought about changes in Surgery. Surgery in early1800 was dangerous and painful. There was no way of completely relieving the pain suffered by the patient, nor was it possible to replace blood transfusions although blood vessels could be tied up by ligatures to stop the bleeding. Operations went dreadfully wrong and many patients died from blood poisoning. The change or breakthrough in Surgery was brought about, when First World War broke out in 1914. The First World War led to massive casualties and loss of human lives. Though Surgeons had old primitive methods of surgery but the First World War led surgeons to find modern methods of saving lives. The 19th century saw the birth of new ideas in surgery. As 19th century saw the dawn of Industrial Revolution in Britain and saw a huge rise in population. Lack of exercise, pollution related...
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