In cases of diseases of the internal organs, where applied compounds will not work, he feeds the patient a narcotic potion to induce a deep sleep; then he cuts open the stomach and irrigates the affected areas with medicinal fluids. The patient feels not the slightest pain, and after the irrigation Hua Tuo sews up the wound with treated sutures and spreads salve over it.--From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms--
Hundreds of years ago, no one could have imagined the miracles of modern medicine.
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Yeah but how much of a problem was sepsis back then?
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