The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-11-09
ACurious Surgical Success Trans
fusion Of Blood.
Z From The New York Evening Post, Oct. IS

JFrom the New York Evening Post, Oct. 49,
The 1Ietlical Record, for October l,
publishes an account by DIR. Joseph
Buchser, Of this city, Of successful OPP
cratlon,- OF q kind commonly r, dreaded
and avoided by the most skiliful sur
geons.
q The patient, a young German wo-
man lost II UGH blood after an attack of
typhus fever became reduced in
strength, and was apparant dying. as
last hope, DIR Buchser proposed to-
her husband this dangerous operation
Of TRANSMISSION of healthy blood from
his vigorous body into her veins. The
husband consented; and Dr. Guleke,
who was called in consultation, assisted
at the experiment, M
The following account is given of
what occurred; 3ye - sH
| After satisfactory trial Of the trans
fusion syringe of Eulenburg- Ladois, we
proceeded to the operation. We band
aged her right upper arm, previously
| having done so to her vigorous and
healthy husband, aged twenty seven. A
graduated glass, ready to receive the
blood, snd syringe were lyingsin the wa
ter Of 40 deg. C. The median basilic
Vein was the most prominent. I made
an incission of an inch in length, and
dissected the skin till the vescellular It's
sue in both directions separated; and
| the vein was free.
AN cared curved soude, provided
with two silk threads, was pushed un-'
der the vein; both threads were separa-
ted at q distance Of about 6"' Thus
| by raising these threads every flux and
re1lux OF blood was impossible, at the
same time the influx of air after the
i opening OF the vein was prevented.
5sWe then proceeded to the venesec-
ton OF the husband. During a power
| full how Of the blood solution OF carb.
soda. NaOtCO- was addel-2 grains to
or. j az; as far as it united with the
blood the same took a lively red colon
| Lifting the vein, V-shaped incision
was made with small scissors The
large syringe Of EuIenburg Landois was
was rapidly filled, surrounded by q
warm cloth, the canule affixed, the air
expelled, and the point of the syringe
| introduced into the vein about 12''.-
The TRANSMISSION of about two ounces
was easily accomplished AT once de
clded resistance was felt; immediate
change of position of the canule proved
OF no avail The syringe was withdrawn
| and the canule detached; coaguIated
blood was found in it. Syringe and can
| ule were emptied and cleaned, shout
three ounces of fresh blood were receiv>
! ed into the instruments, and above one
was again injected.
'The patient who could not possibly
be anaesthetized, underwent the opera
tion with ease.
| The vein was on both sides under
| bound; the patient looked instantly re-
frcshed, and said, i feel better She
rellshed at once glass of claret and
water. ~
In three quarters Of an hour the ope
| ration was accomplished. Pulse immc-
| diately after the operation had fallen to
| 116; Inspirations, Is. One hour later,
pulse 10S, respirations, Is.
| During the afternoon patient felt
| very hungry and thirsty; took light
| food and drank q pint bottle of clarct.
Evening, pulse 116, respirations %,
temporal 81 deg. 5 c.
The great danger Of this operation
lies in the possibility OF injection coag-
ulated fhrine into the vein, or q bubble
of air, either Of which will be fatal 70
the patient. DR.. Buchser thinks his plan
of using 'defibrinated blood and that
i after DieGenbach's method, as lescrib-
ed in this paper, perfect seculity
against both dangers
OF course, no unpractised hand, and
no mind unfamiliar with the history OF
TRANSMISSION, both in its few brilliant sue
cesses, and in It's terrible acciae nts,
will venture to attempt sucn an opera
ton as this. Buta few such cases as
this would afford the hope that, in skill
full hands, TRANSMISSION Of blood may be
come powerful ageut for good, in. an
important class of cases.