USA Surgery 1889
“The Agnew Clinic,” an 1889 oil painting by Thomas Eakin, shows a 19th century operating theater in action.
They are using ether, and there is better knowledge of anatomy, Galen's ideas are gone.
There's better lighting. The surgeons for dressed in surgical gowns. The doctors will have washed their hands.
“The Agnew Clinic,” an 1889 oil painting by Thomas Eakin, shows a 19th century operating theater in action.