title: Making progress in an enlightened era: opportunities and obstacles.
authors: Presbyterian University Hospital, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. billiartr@msx.upmc.edu
authors: Timothy R
authors: TR
authors: Billiar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control