The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-03
A CURIOUS suRGIc.lL SUCCESS
Trausfucia.a or EIooc.

The Medical Record, for October I, publishes
an account ly Dr. Joseph Ruclscr, OF New York
| OF Il successful operation OF kind commonly
dreaded and avoided by the most skilsu surgeons
TIC patient, young German woman, lost muc!,
blood aficr an attack OF ,yphus fever, became re.
dnced in strength, and was apparently dying.
as last hope, DIR. BIclscr proposed to her lr,ls-
band this dangerous operation Of TRANSMISSION
Of healthy Blood from h.s vigorous body into her
veins. The husband consented, ana DR.. Gulckc.
who was called in consultation, assisted at the
experiment. The following account is given OF
what occurred:
After u satisfactory trial OF the TRANSMISSION
syringe of RulcnbnTg- Iandois, we proccedcd To
the operation. We handagcl her right upper arm
previously having done The same to her vigorous
graduated, glass, ready to receive the blood, and
syringe, were lying in The water OF 40 deg. q. The
ne,iian basilic vein WAS the most prominent
made all inclsion OF an inch i'm length and dis.
sected the skin I'LL The vessel appeared, covered
by ITS sheath Tile cellular tissue of the vein was
raised ana cut, Il soudc introduced In the hollow
the cellular Tissue In both directions separate ed
and the vein Was free.
threads, was pushcI under Tic vein. hnth trcnhs
were separated nj distance of about q see.
inus ny raising these threads every fux and re-
tic lhliiiN O uir aiter the opening OF the vein was
prevented.
We then proceeded to the vcncsoction OF the
husband. During powerful How OF The blood Il
solution OF carD. soda M 0CiO, was udLet-2
grains to dr. y. aq; as far as il united will the
blood the same took a lively rcd color. Lifting
the vein. V-sllapcd incBlon was made with Il
small SCISSORS. The large syringe Of Eulenhllr;:-
laniois was RAPIDLY filled, surrounded by II warn,
cloli, the canuc Affixed the air expelled, and lie
point OF the syringe introduced in the vein about
Twelve seconds The TRANSMISSION OF about two
ounces was easily accomplished. ht once q de.
ciucd resistance was felt; Immediate change uf
pn,i!ion OF The cannle proved Of no avail. Tile sy-
rln9c WAS withdrawn, the canulc detached; ca.
aEulatcd blood was found In IL. Syringe and c,l-
mule were clnpled and cleaned, about three
ounces oi fresh bloOd were received In the instru-
ihSml, ana above one ounce VAS again injected.
. Tic "ittleht, who cuiild no. possibly lie an,cS.
lhc!iI al, underwent lhc operation with ease
llc viln WAS on both sides undcrbuind; the
patcht looked instantly refreshed, and saiL Il
feel better" size rcshGd at once fliss OF clure
aud water.
I'm threc;quar;erS Of al hour The operation was
alton hal fallen TO lIG, rcSpirnti0s, To- one hour
iairr, pulse los. rcSpiraiOns, lS.
During the afternoon patient felt very hungry
ana thirsty; took light food and drank pint
bottle OF clarct. Evening, pulse 49, rcspirations
- temperate 3T7 drgreeS5C.
The great danger or this operation lies In the
possibility OF Injecting coagulatcd Gbrlnc INTO tl,c
vein, or bubble OF air, either OF which will he
fatal 10 the patient. DR.. Bucllscr thinks his pan
OF using "dciIbrinatcd blood,r and that after
pieiichbaci's method, rs described In this paper,
a perfect security against both dangers. or
course no Impractical hands, and no mind uli.
FAMILIAR with the history OF tranf,isiOn both In It's
lew brilliant successes and in Its terrible accl.
dehts, VIII venture 10 attempt such an operation
rs this But few such cases as this would afford
The hope that, IN sklful hands, TRANSMISSION OF
blood may become a powerful agent for good IN
an Important class OF cases.