International Surgeons Day

Mankind has long known methods of treating acute and chronic diseases through surgical intervention. Primitive people performed craniotomy back in Neolithic times. Ancient Greek and Roman aesculapians saved patients by resection of ribs, setting dislocations and broken bones, amputating limbs and crushing bladder stones. Over time, surgeons learned to perform operations on the field - removing bullets from gunshot wounds and applying stitches on the battlefield. The development of medicine and science did not stand still. In the 20th century Endoscopic operations on internal organs began to be performed - surgical interventions through small holes without cutting tissue. Laparoscopy has become a real breakthrough in surgery, which has begun to actively use modern medical devices equipped with digital cameras. However, human participation and its role in the successful outcome of the operation is still very high. A holiday has been established in honor of the professionals to whom hundreds of thousands of people owe their health and lives. International Surgeons Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of September. Russian specialists receive congratulations from colleagues, grateful patients and loved ones twice a year. The September celebration appeared in 2014 thanks to the initiative of the International Association of Surgeons, which thus called on society to express respect and gratitude to doctors for their hard work. In honor of the holiday, lectures, seminars, symposiums and other events are held, where medical specialists come to exchange experience and knowledge. Russian Surgeon's Day is celebrated on the last Friday of November. The holiday was established in memory of the great naturalist, doctor and teacher N.I. Pirogov. The initiator of the celebration was the Russian Society of Surgeons. The founder of the Russian school of anesthesia and military field surgery was born in Moscow on November 13, 1810, old style. Thanks to Pirogov, doctors began to use anesthesia during operations and apply plaster casts to broken limbs instead of wooden splints. The scientist opened the country's first Sunday school, organized the work of a medical service at the front and an institute of nurses, whose graduates participated in the Crimean military campaign of 1853-1856. The cohort of great Russian surgeons also includes N.V. Sklifosovsky, A.N. Bakulev, N.N. Burdenko, V.P. Filatov, B.V. Petrovsky, L.A. Boqueria and other professionals. Domestic doctors have made a significant contribution to the development of one of the most extensive branches of world medicine. International Surgeons Day not only brings together specialists from all countries, but is also a good reason for patients to thank doctors for their professional skills and dedicated work.