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Sushruta on human dissection as pre-requisite to surgery / Sushruta sobre la disección humana como requisito previo a la cirugía
Saniotis, Arthur.
  • Saniotis, Arthur; Polish Academy of Sciences. Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy. Department of Anthropology. Wroclaw. PL
Int. j. morphol ; 39(6): 1787-1790, dic. 2021. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1385555
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SUMMARY:

In the western surgical tradition there has been little acknowledgement of the ancient Vedic surgeon Sushruta who initiated many aspects of surgical practice. In his compendium the Sushruta Samhita, Sushruta systematised medicine in various areas. His meticulous knowledge in many branches of medicine is evident. A brilliant surgeon, he developed plastic surgical techniques, types of bandaging, hygiene practices and over one hundred surgical instruments. In this article, I focus on Sushruta's ideas on human dissection as a pre-requisite for surgery, his method of preparation of human cadavers and his anatomical pedagogy. Sushruta pioneered the instruction of cadaveric based anatomical learning which is still being used in medical teaching.
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RESUMEN En la tradición quirúrgica occidental existe escaso reconocimiento del antiguo cirujano védico Sushruta, quien inició muchos aspectos de la práctica quirúrgica. En su compen-dio, el Sushruta Samhita, Sushruta sistematizó la medicina en varias áreas. Es evidente su meticuloso conocimiento en muchas ramas de la medicina. Cirujano brillante, desarrolló técnicas de cirugía plástica, tipos de vendajes, prácticas de higiene y más de cien instrumentos quirúrgicos. El enfoque de este artículo se centra en las ideas de Sushruta sobre la disección humana como requisito previo para la cirugía, su método de preparación de cadáveres humanos y su pedagogía anatómica. Sushruta fue pionero en la instrucción del aprendizaje anatómico basado en cadáveres que todavía se utiliza en la enseñanza médica.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Dissection / Anatomy Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Poland Institution/Affiliation country: Polish Academy of Sciences/PL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Dissection / Anatomy Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Poland Institution/Affiliation country: Polish Academy of Sciences/PL