Meet Dr. Robert Liston, the fastest knife in the west end….and get a rather terrifying glimpse into surgery in the 1800s.

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Sources:
https://diabeticfootonline.com/2012/05/07/the-first-one-procedure-300-mortality-rate-and-other-great-stories-history-of-surgery-a-must-read/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/10/31/screams-torture-and-so-much-blood-the-gruesome-world-of-19th-century-surgery/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/an-appointment-at-the-house-of-death-the-horrors-of-the-early-victorian-hospital/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-liston
https://historycolored.com/articles/7381/how-did-surgeon-robert-liston-accidentally-kill-three-people-in-one-day/#google_vignette
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/robert-liston-the-only-surgeon-with-a-300-mortality-rate-da6f100405e6
https://www.pastmedicalhistory.co.uk/robert-liston-the-fastest-knife-in-the-west-end/


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