GRAVE SEQUELAE OF BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS; A CLINICAL STUDY OF 13 CASES OCCURRING IN 3500 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
Authors: Elmer L. Degowin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 April 1938GRAVE SEQUELAE OF BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS; A CLINICAL STUDY OF 13 CASES OCCURRING IN 3500 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONSELMER L. DEGOWIN, M.D.ELMER L. DEGOWIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-10-1777 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBy the year 1910, the contributions to our knowledge of isohemagglutination made by Landsteiner, Shattock, Hektoen, Janský, Moss, and others had laid the foundation for a great reduction in mortality from the transfusion of blood. The introduction of citrated blood by Agote, Weil, and Lewisohn during the World War, provided a much simpler method than had been in previous use. As a result of the reduction in hazards and the increase in technical facility, blood transfusion has become a common therapeutic procedure. 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