TV19883 h 50 min613×450

Pioneers of Surgery

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), ABC Australia

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Part 1: The Brutal Craft Part 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 Heart

Once 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 Old

From kidneys to hearts, NOVA examines the daring attempts to replace diseased organs with transplanted ones.

Part 4: Beyond the Knife

New techniques and treatments whittle away the mainstream of surgery.

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