resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality.

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  • 26/10/2014

    “Liston operated so fast that he once accidentally amputated an assistant’s fingers along with a patient’s leg, according to Hollingham. The patient and the assistant both died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality.”

    — a short history of surgery