Two Hundred Years of Surgery

Overview

A documentary on the history of surgery.

Episodes

The Enlightenment

S01E01 The Enlightenment

June 22, 2019 50 min
The first attempts at medicine were prompted by the natural instinct for survival and desire to help fellow human beings. But how did mankind emerge from an era of superstition and blind experimentation to usher...
The Cornerstones

S01E02 The Cornerstones

June 23, 2019 50 min
Straight into the Human Body

S01E03 Straight into the Human Body

June 24, 2019 50 min
Over 100 years ago, basic technologies such as disinfection, hemostasis, and anesthesia finally allowed surgeons to use the lancet in body cavities. But human beings still had a long way to go before surgery was...
Exploring the Brain

S01E04 Exploring the Brain

June 25, 2019 50 min
Exploration of the brain began in the distant past, but it remains a secret world whose mysteries are still not fully understood. Progress in neurosurgery was extremely slow until the emergence of a medical genius...
Opening the Heart

S01E05 Opening the Heart

June 26, 2019 50 min
Cardiac surgery is the most recently developed of all surgical fields, and had not even been performed 70 years ago. Doctors generally have two preconditions for surgery: the organ being operated on must be still,...
The Gift of Life

S01E06 The Gift of Life

June 27, 2019 50 min
Organ transplants prolong human life, and are considered the greatest medical wonder of the 20th century. But as the field develops, it has raised greater technical and ethical questions. It is a field that continues...
The Ultimate Disease

S01E07 The Ultimate Disease

June 28, 2019 50 min
Today, surgery can deal with almost any disease. But there is one that continues to frustrate it - cancer. Humans have fought this silent nemesis for over 4,000 years, but have yet to claim victory...
The Future of Surgery

S01E08 The Future of Surgery

June 29, 2019 50 min
It has been almost 200 years since modern surgery was born. With the development of science and human society, surgery is making massive strides, pushing the boundaries of the field. In this episode, we learn...

Cast

Jiang Guangtao
Jiang Guangtao
Narrator (voice)

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