Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

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Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery - Season 1 Episode 5

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery 2008 -

Title: Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery - Season 1 Episode 5
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: BBC Four
Cast: Michael Mosley
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Keyword: medicine, surgery, heart transplant, brain surgery

Overview:How surgery was dragged out of the dark ages, transforming from butchery into a science. Presenter Michael Mosley finds out how the early days of surgery were dark and barbaric, when the surgeon's knife was more likely to kill you than save you, and invasive medicine generally meant being bloodlet by leeches to within an inch of your life.

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First Air Date: Aug 20, 2008 Last Air date: Sep 17, 2008 Season: 1 Season Episode: 5 Episode Runtime: 60:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 1 / 10 by 1 users Popularity: 9.471 Language: en

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Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

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