El declive del cirujano. De barberos a intervencionistas pasando por cirujanos

Resum

The history of the surgeon’s profile as a medical professional cannot be said to date from the beginning of time as perhaps that of the doctor can be said. The surgeon as such began to differentiate himself by this activity in the Middle Ages, therefore his history dates back less than 1000 years. This profession was born with the performance of activities considered surgical, fundamentally when acting on ailments with the hands or with instruments by professionals who were engaged in other activities such as barbershop and who generally did not have medical studies. Over time, the surgeon’s profile was credited especially in the 19th century with the founding of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in the Western world, including Spain, until the 20th century, which has been recognized and referred to as the 20th century. of surgeons. In the 21st century, the so-called therapeutic procedures have begun to be developed and have been developed by almost all specialties, so that the figure of the surgeon with the profile of previous centuries can be said to be in decline and some of us think that it may go as far as his disappearance at least with the profile that he has had until almost the present moment.