The Beginnings of Blood Transfusion
Overview
William Harvey's (1578-1657) discovery of the circulation of the blood, reported in De motu cordis (1628), resulted in attempts to inject various th...
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The Development of Modern Blood Transfusions
Overview
During the nineteenth century physicians began experimenting with blood transfusions, directly from donor to patient. Most failed until Karl Lands...
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Transfusions
Transfusions most commonly involve the addition of whole blood. Blood components such as red blood cells and plasma are also capable of being used in transfusions. For example, the transf...
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Transfusion
Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient), to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve t...
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Blood Transfusion
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood from one person into the body of another person. Folk medicine and ancient practice long considered blood to have beneficial, c...
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The Beginnings of Blood Transfusion
Transfusions
Transfusion
Blood Transfusion