Pioneers of Surgery
Part 1: The Brutal CraftPart one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without benefit of anaesthesia or antiseptics and patients usually died. Part 2: Into the HeartOnce unthinkable, open-heart surgery is now an everyday miracle. NOVA looks at the brave doctors and patients who made it possible. Part 3: New Organs for OldFrom kidneys to hearts, NOVA examines the daring attempts to replace diseased organs with transplanted ones. Part 4: Beyond the KnifeNew techniques and treatments whittle away the mainstream of surgery.
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- British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), ABC Australia
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