Surgery

By michaelarnold95
  • First surgery
    3300 BCE

    First surgery

    The very first surgery was a leg amputation, this started surgical procedures a long time ago. This was 31000 years ago. (date is approximate)
  • The first blood transfusion

    The first blood transfusion

    The very first transfusion of blood was performed leading surgery to be easier to handle blood loss.
  • Anesthesia first used

    Anesthesia first used

    John Collins Warren first used anesthesia while extracting a tooth.
  • Antiseptic Surgery

    Antiseptic Surgery

    Joseph Lister used carbonic acid as sterilization to prevent asepsis.
  • First brain tumor removal

    First brain tumor removal

    William Macewen performed the first brain tumor removal.
  • Coronary artery bypass

    Coronary artery bypass

    (moving to 75 years )
    Robert Goetz performed the first coronary heart bypass this was groundbreaking cardiac surgery.
  • First heart transplant

    First heart transplant

    Louis Washkansky was terminally ill and recieved a heart transplant.
  • Heart-Lung transplant

    Heart-Lung transplant

    The girl only survived 14 hours but proved the surgery could potentially work.
  • First robotic assisted surgery

    First robotic assisted surgery

    Arthobot was used to assist is surgery opening a gateway to advanced robotic surgery.
  • Da Vinci surgical robot

    Da Vinci surgical robot

    The device was proved safe by the FDA.
  • Self contained heart

    Self contained heart

    The very first self-sustaining artificial heart was AbioCor.
  • First virtual surgery

    First virtual surgery

    The very first virtual reality surgery for students was invented.