subject: The History of Hysterectomy Surgeries [print this page] Antibiotics, antiseptics, blood transfusion, ether forms of anesthesia as well as more functional versions of the surgery have now made the absolute change. E.G. when the Victorian surgeons started cauterizing the cervix, rather than leaving it to drain, the survival rate spirally jumped to 92%. Today, a hysterectomy is meditated, absolutely appropriate. The survival rate has now gone up to upwards of 99%. Now, it can be performed in different ways which includes abdominally, vaginally, laparoscopically.
