EPISODE · Aug 18, 2024 · 33 MIN
#AITA Historical Edition 25
from Superstitions and Traditions · host Kristen and Carol
Send us Fan MailDr. Robert Liston...he was an accomplished surgeon in the 19th century, a time when anesthesia didn't exist, nor did universal precautions and hospital cleanliness. His success rate for surgeries was twice as high as most, but there were a few questionable surgeries, a 300% mortality rate for one surgery and one man lost a testicle during his leg amputation...Support the showThanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you!If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day owning a private island off the coast of Italy to hide our families and ourselves from work, social interaction, and anything else with the horridly unreasonable expectation of appropriate adult behavior, click this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2280952/supporters/new Find us on:Buzzsprout:https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2280952.rssYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@superstitionstraditionsInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/superstitionstraditionspodcast/Tiktokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@superstitionstraditions?lang=en
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Send us Fan Mail Dr. Robert Liston...he was an accomplished surgeon in the 19th century, a time when anesthesia didn't exist, nor did universal precautions and hospital cleanliness. His success rate for surgeries was twice as high as most, but there were a few questionable surgeries, a 300% mortality rate for one surgery and one man lost a testicle during his leg amputation... Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify ...
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