Cadaveric blood
Encyclopedia
Cadaveric blood transfusion is the transfusion
of blood from a dead body to a living person.
and demonstrated the absence of toxicity. Russian surgeon Sergei Yudin
pioneered the transfusion of cadaveric blood and performed this successfully for the first time on March 23, 1930. Yudin also reported his first seven clinical
transfusions with cadaveric blood at the Fourth Congress of Ukrainian
Surgeons at Kharkov in September 1930. With the discovery that cadaveric blood could be stored safely, time was provided for both serological
tests and bacteriological
examinations. Cadaveric blood was apparently never used widely, even in Russia. From these studies, however have developed a variety of means and methods for the collection, preservation, and storage of blood for transfusion, all which may be grouped under the generic term of “blood bank
". Although cadaver blood transfusion did not catch on in the United States
, Dr. Bernard Fantus
modified the Soviet idea by preserving blood from healthy living persons. Drawing on earlier work involving preservatives and anticoagulants, Fantus added the element of refrigeration and in 1937 established the first blood bank in the United States at Chicago
's Cook County Hospital.
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion is the process of receiving blood products into one's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used in a variety of medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood...
of blood from a dead body to a living person.
History
In 1929, professor Shamov of Kharkov, USSR, reported the experimental use of cadaveric bloodBlood
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....
and demonstrated the absence of toxicity. Russian surgeon Sergei Yudin
Sergei Yudin
Sergei Sergeevich Yudin was a Russian surgeon.Sergei Yudin was an outstanding Russian surgeon of the 20th century. Yudin lived a very productive, yet tragic, life....
pioneered the transfusion of cadaveric blood and performed this successfully for the first time on March 23, 1930. Yudin also reported his first seven clinical
Clinic
A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
transfusions with cadaveric blood at the Fourth Congress of Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
Surgeons at Kharkov in September 1930. With the discovery that cadaveric blood could be stored safely, time was provided for both serological
Serology
Serology is the scientific study of blood serum and other bodily fluids. In practice, the term usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum...
tests and bacteriological
Bacteriology
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria. This subdivision of microbiology involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species...
examinations. Cadaveric blood was apparently never used widely, even in Russia. From these studies, however have developed a variety of means and methods for the collection, preservation, and storage of blood for transfusion, all which may be grouped under the generic term of “blood bank
Blood bank
A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a division of a hospital laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper...
". Although cadaver blood transfusion did not catch on in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Dr. Bernard Fantus
Bernard Fantus
Bernard Fantus was a Hungarian American physician. He established the first hospital blood bank in the United States in 1937 at Cook County Hospital, Chicago while he served there as director of the pharmacology and therapeutics department.Fantus was born in Budapest, Hungary...
modified the Soviet idea by preserving blood from healthy living persons. Drawing on earlier work involving preservatives and anticoagulants, Fantus added the element of refrigeration and in 1937 established the first blood bank in the United States at Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's Cook County Hospital.