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\ CURIOUS SURGICAL SUCCESS -TRANsFU.
SION or BLOOD The Medical Record iol
October |. publishes an account By DR.. Joseph
Buchser, OF Richmond, of successful opera
ton. Of kind commonly dreaded and avoided
by the most skiliul surgeons.
The paticut a young German woman, lost
much blood after an attack OF typhuS fever,
became reduced in strength, and was apparent
" dying. a. last hope, DIR. Buchser pro
posed to her husband this dangerous operation
OF transiu,ion Of healthy blood from his
vigorous body into her veins. The husband
conscn ntod; and DR.. Gulele, who was called in
consultation, assisted at the experiment
The following account is giving of what
occurred.
After Il satisfactory trial of the trarsfusion
syringe OF Eulenburg l.andois. We proceeded
to the operation. We bandaged her right
upper arm. previously having done the same
to her vigorous ard healthy husband, aged
twenty seven. A graduated glass, ready to re-
ceivc the blood, and syringe were lying in the
water 40 degrees T.. The medan basiIic vein
was the most prominent. | made an incision
Of an inch in le0gth, and dissected the skin
till the vessel appeared, covered by its sheath
The cellular tissue of the vein was raised and
cut soude introduced in the hollow. the
cellular tissue in both directions separated,
and the vein was free
An cared curved soude, provided with two
six threads, was pushed under the vein; both
threads were separated at a distance OF about
e. Thus by raising these threads every fiux
and rctlux OF blood was impossible at the same
time the iufux Of air alter the opening OF the
vein was prevented.
We then proceeded to the venesection OF the
husband. During powerful flow OF the blood
IA solution of carb soda, NaOfC D, was added
> grains to DR., j. aq; as far as it united
with the blood the same took 4 lively red color.
Lifting the vein, V-shaped incision was
made with small scissors. The large syringe
OF Eulenburg Landois was rapidly filled, sur
rounded by warm cloth, the canule affixed,
and the air expelled, aud the point Of the
syringe introduced into the vein about l24.
The tranlusion of two ounces was easily ac
complshcd. At once decided resistance was
felt immediate change OF position of the canule
proved of no avail. The syringe was with
drawn, the canule detached: coagulated blood
was found in it. Syringe and canule were emp
tied and cleaned, about three ounces OF fresh
blood were received in the instrument, and
above one ounce was again Injected.
The patient, who could not possibly be
au@sthctiz.d, underwent the operation with
ease.
The vein was on both sides underbound.
The patient looked instantly refreshed, and
said, IL feel better" She reiished at once q
glass of carct and water
In three quarters Ot an hour the operation
was accomplished. Pulse immediately after
the operation had fallen to llG; respirations,
It, One hour later, pulse l0S Inspirations, Is.
During the afternoon patient felt very hun.
cry and thirsty; took light food and drank a
pint bottle of claret. Evening pulse, lie !;
IeSpiratiOuS, % temperature, 81 deg. &.
The great danger Of this operation lies in the
possibility of injecting coagulated 6brne into
the vein, or bubble Of air, either OF which
viii be fatal to the patient DR.. BuchSer
thinks his pan of using "de6brnated blood,
and that after Dieffepbach's method. as de-
Scrbed in this paper, perfect security against
both dangers.
OF course, no uupractised hands, and no
mind unfamiliar with the history OF TRANSMISSION,
both In It's few brilliant successes and its tern
bic accidents, will venture to attempt such an
operation as this. But few such cases as TINS
would afford the hope that, In skiliu' hah4s'
trars,usion Of blood may become power'ui
a,o,t for good in an important class or eases.
Poor BEAUl-We find the following relative
TO one of Washington's S well known perSonage'
in the Baltimore American: 49,,
"The hotels and the retail liquor establish
mcrts we're haunted yesterday by shabby
rcnteel old gentleman, wearing well brushed
although threadbare clothes, plug hat with
huge weed pinned about 1t, and carrying al
ivory headed cane, with the air OF Johns Hop
k,ns surveying q block Of his new buildings o,
south Frederick street ThisimpGcunious gentle
man was the celebrated Beau Hickman, o
Washington, who had iorsaken the capital city
to have capital time in the city OF Baltimore
lie enjoyed considerable celebrity, and as h
lOunged in bar rooms or wandered along tn
street was frequently pointed out By those VIII
happened to know HIM. An amusing iuclden
occurred on Baltimore street as he was stano
ing on one Of its corners. Two friends cau9t
sight OF him while he was standing near them
Said one, There's Bean Hickman on the cll
ner." Said the other. The - it is" Bca
heard the last remark He wheeled arount
and with the air OF the port warden contempl
ting his magnificent improvements on Jones
Falls, said Yes, the -, this is Beau Hic'
man: and now you've seen my physlosnOm
don't YOU think it worth q QusrterP' II
gentleman handed out a portrait OF the late NJ
Eessenden and inconiiuently sloped.