Episode

Horizon: How Safe Is Surgery?

Name: Horizon: How Safe Is Surgery?
Released: 1967-03-28
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon probes in the danger of germs and infection in the operating theater and the methods currently used to prevent contamination.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 6
Air date: 1967-03-28
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

How Safe Is Surgery? is Episode 6 in 1967 of Horizon. It aired on 1967-03-28. The runtime is 60 min.

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