Do you face problems due to limited availability of particular blood group during surgeries or emergencies? Would you prefer to work in conditions with minimal or no blood transfusion involved? In this article we talk about bloodless medicinal treatment options that can be adapted before, during and following treatment to reduce and eventually minimize the use of blood transfusions. First successful blood transfusion was conducted by Dr. Richard Lower . During the procedure, he opened jugular vein of a medium size dog and to make up for the blood loss introduced blood from cervical artery of large mastiff, and then sewed up the blood vessels of both the dogs.
Both the animals survived the procedure without any evident discomfort or adverse reactions. This was world’s first successful blood transfusion. Even today, Dr. Lower’s work is significant and has saved many lives. Why Do We…
