| Show A SURGICAL SUCCESS transfusion or BLOOD from the new york post october 28 j the record for october 1 lt publishes an account by dr joseph buchser of this eity city of a successful operation of a kind bind comm commonly mily dreaded and avoided by the most skillful surgeons the patients pat pati lents lenta enta young german woman lost much blood after an attack of 0 ty fever became reduced in strength and was apparently dying As a last hope dr buchser proposed to her bus husband the dangerous operation of a transmission of healthy blood from his V vigorous body into her veins veino the h hubband husband consented and dr guleke who was called in consultation as assisted elated at the experiment the following account is given of what occurred after a satisfactory trial of the transfusion syringe of bandols we proceeded to the operation we bandaged her right upper aruil atol previously having done the same to her vigorous and healthy hus bandaged awen ty seven A graduated glass ready to receive the blood and syringe were lying in the water of 40 deg dego C the median vein was the most prominent I 1 rn bide tido an of an inch in length and dissected the skin till the vessel appeared covered by its ita sheath the cellular tissue of the vein was raised and cut a boude soude introduced in the hollow the cellular tissue in both directions direct lona iona separated and the vein was waa free an eaird curved soude provided with two silk threads was pushed under the vein both threads were separated at a distance of about six thus by raising these threads every finx flax and reflux of blood was impossible ht t the same time the influx of air after the opening of the vein was prevented SV ethen proceeded to tion of thebus the hubband husband band during a powerful flow of the blood a solution of 0 carb soda sods na itco was added two grains to dr ij jj as far as it united with the blood the same took a lively redi redl red color lifting the vein a V shaped incision was made with a small scissors scissor sj the large syringe of eu en ur dandois Lan dols dois was rapidly filled su surrounded unde by a warm cloth the cabule affixed the air ex dellea and the point of the syringe introduced tr trod into the vein about 12 the transfusion of about two ounces was easily accomplished at onoe once a decided resistance was felt immediate bange change of position ion of the cabule proved of no av avail to 1 the syringe was withdrawn anthe the canul e ched obed ed coagulated blo bio blood d was waa found in it syringe and emptied and cleaned about three dunces ances of fresh blood were received inthe in rhe the instrument ru m ment en t an and above one ou ounce w was again agal n 1 injected 13 j eci ed I 1 T the 12 0 P patient at ent who could not possibly y be I 1 zed underwent thel thil the operation with ease the vein was on both sides under bound the patient looked instantly refreshed fre shed and said 1 I feel better she relished relished at once a glass of claret a and ind water in three quarters of an how hoa hour the operation was accomplished poise immediately after the operation had fallen WIN mir to ilg respirations 16 one hour later pulse respirations 18 during the afternoon patient felt very hungry and thirsty took light food and drank a pint plat bottle of claret evening pulse respirations 22 tem tern 37 deg 5 C 11 the th e great g rea I 1 danger ro of f this operation lies in the possibility oss ibi ibl lity 0 of f injecting coagulated pi into luto ut othe the vel vei vein n or a bubble of air either of which will be no fatal to the patient dr bu buchser ehser chaer thinks his plan of using blood a and ad that after Dieffen bachs method as described in this paper a perfect security against both dangers of course no unpracticed hands and no mind unfamiliar with the history of transfusion both in its few brilliant successes and in its terrible accidents will venture to attempt such an operation aa as this but a few such cases as this would afford the hope that in skillful hands transfusion of blood may become a powerful agent for good in an important class of cases |
