Similar narrative formats were found in Hippocratic manuscripts written circa 400 B.C. Sir William Osler 1849-1919, considered the father of modern medicine, believed that physicians had to keep detailed records of unusual situations in their clinical practice and make them public in a short and concise form.
Algunos formatos narrativos similares fueron encontrados en manuscritos hipocráticos escritos alrededor del 400 a. C.. Sir William Osler 1849-1919, considerado el padre de la medicina moderna, consideraba que los médicos deben anotar y registrar detalladamente lo inusual de su práctica clínica, y hacerlo público en un formato corto y conciso.