When did medicinal “bleeding” stop and was it a sudden “discovery” of inefficiency that led to its demise or rather a gradual phasing out of the practice? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

When did medicinal “bleeding” stop and was it a sudden “discovery” of inefficiency that led to its demise or rather a gradual phasing out of the practice?

by 4s6flx

silverappleyard

There's a good discussion of the decline of bloodletting in this previous answer by u/BedsideRounds:

If bloodletting was rubbish, why was it considered as a medical procedure for such a long time?