THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLASMA PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSFUSIONS
Authors: Max M. Strumia, John J. Mcgraw
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 July 1941THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLASMA PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSFUSIONSMAX M. STRUMIA, M.D., JOHN J. MCGRAW, M.D.MAX M. STRUMIA, M.D., JOHN J. MCGRAW, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-1-80 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExperimentally plasma or serum was used as far back as 1871 by Bowditch1 and a year later by Luciani.2 A very extensive bibliography of the earlier experimental works on serum and plasma is contained in Amberson's review.3 In 1918 Ward,4 a captain in the British army, made a terse appeal for the use of citrated plasma in the treatment of emergencies at the clearing stations, and briefly outlined the advantages over whole blood.As far as we know his appeal was not answered, and probably the first extensive clinical use of serum and plasma was begun by one of us...Bibliography1. and 2. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Read at the Boston meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 24, 1941. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFresh frozen plasma: the most commonly prescribed hemostatic agentCoagulation profile of liquid-state plasmaThe History and Development of the Plasma Protein Fractionation IndustryWidespread Use of Fresh Frozen Plasma in US Children's Hospitals Despite Limited Evidence Demonstrating a Beneficial EffectFluid Resuscitation in Patients With Increased Vascular PermeabilityHuman Serum and Plasma: Their Application in Medicine*The Use of Desiccated Plasma in UrologyManagement of Shock and Treatment of Burns 1 July 1941Volume 15, Issue 1Page: 80-88KeywordsBlood plasma Issue Published: 1 July 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...