Historical Sources of Surgical Practice

Historical Perspectives of Surgical Infections

An American Professor reviewed the historical perspectives of surgical drainage in the British Journal of Surgery in 1986. “History,” he wrote [1], “furnishes us with a picture that demonstrates the problems which our forebears faced and which face us today.” This agrees with Burnet [2] who stated that pertinent historical information should be acquired before starting to do research. Therefore...

Surgical Practice in the Shadow of COVID-19 Outbreak

  Background: COVID-19 epidemic rapidly spread all around the world with over 1500 thousand infected cases and95000 deaths. This rapid pandemic may overwhelm health care capacity and shortage of resources is a major concern.Literature provided guidelines on management of COVID-19 patients but healthcare service to the normal populationshould be continued meanwhile. Health sys...

Historical sources and watershed evolution.

Historical data, including structures, documents, photographs and eyewitness reports, allow changes in some drainage basins to be documented in fine detail over time periods ranging from a few days to several decades. The USA is rich in data sources that are freely available. Rates of bank erosion, meander migration, channel width, riparian vegetation and watershed land use and cover conditions...

scientific foundations of surgical practice

Surgical treatment of hydrocephalus: a historical perspective.

Surgical treatment for hydrocephalus has a long and eventful history. This review emphasizes the significant advances made in this century, describing the personalities involved, technical approaches attempted, and materials tested. It concludes by suggesting that better methods of treatment can and should continue to be developed.