The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-03
A CURIOUS sURGIcAL success
Transfusfon OF Flood.


The Medical Record, for October /, publishes
an account by DIR. Joseph Buchscr, OF New York,
OF q successful operation OF kind commonly
dreaded and avoided by the most skilful surgeons.
The patient, young German woman, lost much
blood after an attack Of typhus fever became re-
duced In strength, and was apparently dying.
AS q last hope, DR.. Buchser proposed to her htis-
band this dangerous operation OF TRANSMISSION
OF healthy blood from his vigorous body into her
veins. Tho husband consented, ana DR.. Gulcke,
who was called In consultation, assisted ut the
experiment. The following account Is given of
what occurred:
After satisfactory trial OF the TRANSMISSION
syringe or Rulenburg- Landos, we proceeded to
the operation. We bandaged her right upper arm,
previously having done the same to her vigorous
and healthy husband, aged twenty seven. ~
graduated glass, ready to receive the blood, and
syringe, were lying In the water OF 10 deg. q. The
median basllic vein was the most prominent.
sccted the skin I'LL the vessel appeared, covered
by its sheath The cellular tissue of the vein was
raised and cnt, soude introduced In the hollow,
and the vein was free.
=, An eared.curved soude, provided With two silk
threads, was pushed under the vein; both threads
were separated ut distance OF about O see.
THUS by raising these threads every fiuX and re-
fluX OF blooh was Impossible, ut the same time
the influx OF mir after the opening OF the vein was
prevented.
We then proceeded TO the vcncsoction OF the
u u
solution OF carb. soda, M oC.o, was addcd-2
grains to Dir. IL. aq; az far as 1t united with the
blood the same took q lively red color. Lifting
small scissors. Tic large syringe OF Eulcnburl,-
Iandos was rapidly filled, surrounded by q warm
cloth, the canulc affixed, the air expelled and the
point OF the syringe introduced In the vein about
Twelve seconds. The TRANSMISSION OF about two
ounces was easily a. nplished. At once de-
cided resistance we ,t; immediate change Of
position OF the canule proved OF no avail. tbs sy
ringc was withdrawn, the canulc detached; CO.
agulated blood was found In IL. Syringe and cu-
mule were emptcd and cleaned about three
ounces OF fresh blood were received In the instru
ment, and above one ounce wns again Injected,
The patient, who could not possibly be an,rB
thetizcd, underwent the operation with ease.
INC Vlin was on both sides undcrUound; tile
putenc iooKcu instantly refreshed, and said, Il
feel better." SHE rcllshed at guss OF cluret
ana water.
In threc.quarters Of an hour the operation was
aGIcompi,shSe1 Pulse Immediately after tho opcr
later pulse 10S. rcspirations 1s.
During the afternoon patient felt very hungry
,,i nnu II Thirsty; took light food and drank pint
%, temperate, 377 degrees5C.
The great danger OF this operation lies In the
possibility OF injecting coagulatcd nbrlnc into the
vein, or bubble OF air, either OF which will he
fatal TO the patient Dr. Buchscr thinks Ills plan
OF using "denbrinatcd blood" and that after
Dleffenbacli's method as described In this paper,
perfect security against both dangers or
course, no Impractical hands, and no mind un.
familiar with the history Of tranfuson both in It's
lew brilliant successes and in its terrible accl.
dents, will venture to attempt such an operation
as this. But few such cases as this would afford
the hope that, In sk,lfu hands, translation OF
blood may become powerful agent for good, In
on Important class Of cases