Scenarios about 'surgery'
The practice and development of medical procedures involving manual or instrumental operations on a patient's body to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities. Throughout history, surgery has evolved from primitive trepanation and amputation to complex organ transplantation and minimally invasive techniques, reflecting advancements in medical knowledge, anesthesia, antisepsis, and technology. In alternate history scenarios, different trajectories of surgical innovation can significantly impact population health, warfare casualties, and societal development.
What If Organ Transplantation Was Developed Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where functional organ transplantation became medically viable in the early 20th century, revolutionizing healthcare decades ahead of our timeline and fundamentally altering medical science and ethics.