Surgery as theatre

The theatre lights went on, the cameras rolled and surgeons performed intricate operations in front of a live audience. Throughout the performances the audience asked the surgeons questions. This was surgery as you've never seen it before.

But what did you think about showing operations live on TV? Should we be allowed to ask the surgeons questions as they operate? Lots of you let us know your opinions on the Surgery Live Facebook Group.

Surgery Live asked leading experts for their views about performing operations in public...

Our experts

Dr Ken Arnold

Why Live Surgery? With a variety of surgical footage available online, is broadcasting live surgery really necessary? Dr. Ken Arnold talks about the issues of engagement that Surgery Live dealt with...

Professor Christopher Lawrence

A Historical Perspective: Ancient Greek doctors lanced boils in their shops. In the Renaissance, Europeans gathered to watch dissections of the dead…

The ethics of Surgery Live

Contrasting Opinions: The idea of doing surgery live and allowing the audience to interact with the surgeons could be viewed as controversial…

What did you think?

There were many interesting dicussions about showing live surgery on TV on the Surgery Live Facebook Group.

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