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Sushruta documented 300 procedures, 120 instruments, anae...

2027-01-23

Ancient Indian surgery — Shalya Shastra — was performing complex operations 2,500 years ago. Sushruta documented 300 procedures, 120 instruments, anaesthesia, and detailed post-operative care — 2,000 years before Western surgical medicine developed.

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