Abraham Groves (1847–1935): A Pioneer Ontario Surgeon, Sufficient Unto Himself

A pioneer of urologic surgery from a small town in Ontario, Canada: A tribute to Abraham Groves (1847-1935).

BACKGROUND Abraham Groves worked as a general practitioner and surgeon in the small town of Fergus, Ontario, Canada. Several priority claims have been attributed to Groves' life in surgery, including aseptic surgery (1874), appendectomy (1883) and the use of surgical gloves (1885). He was also an early practitioner of urological surgery. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this paper is to describe and ...

Ferdinand Sauerbruch: Pioneer Thoracic Surgeon.

George Guthrie – Soldier and Pioneer Surgeon

Health care associated infections, HCAI, have recently raised the concerns of both the public and politicians because of their significant socioeconomic burden. MRSA is a big player in the aetiology of HCAI and constitutes a major public threat presenting both therapeutic and infection control challenges in both the hospital setting and the community. This book, which consists of 16 chapters wr...

A surgical review of the priority claims attributed to Abraham Groves (1847-1935).

BACKGROUND The practice of surgery had changed little over millennia when Abraham Groves and William Osler attended medical school together in Toronto, Ontario. The invention of anesthesia sparked such rapid development that by the time of Groves' and Osler's deaths, surgical practice resembled the current model. Several priority claims have been attributed to Groves' life in surgery, including...

Should a Cardiac Surgeon Blame Himself for Replacing a Mitral Valve?

and learned a lot about the importance of repair for mitral valve. Besides, we have attended a lot of meetings describing several repair techniques for different pathologies. Both European and American guidelines offer mitral valve repair whenever it is possible and they even do not suggest surgery under some circumstances if the likelihood of successful repair is not more than 95%. Papers from...