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Hold my beer... "That was the only operation in history with a 300 percent mortality."

Liston's most famous case: Amputated the leg in under 2​1⁄2 minutes (the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene; they usually did in those pre-Listerian days). He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he dropped dead from fright. That was the only operation in history with a 300 percent mortality.

What are your thoughts on e-cigarettes/vaping when it comes to comparison between the scientific literature and media reports?

Hey, thanks for your response even after you ended your IAmA. I shared your 2 cents with the /r/electronic_cigarette community where issues like this are part of the ongoing discussion.