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History of Blood Transfusion Advances

The document summarizes key discoveries and events in the history of blood transfusion and blood banking, including: - The first recorded blood transfusion from three young men to Pope Innocent VII in 1492. - Early research into blood preservation using sodium phosphate as an anticoagulant in 1869 and the discovery of the ABO blood group system in 1901. - Developments in the 1910s-1920s that established techniques for vein-to-vein transfusion and introduced sodium citrate as an anticoagulant solution. - The establishment of blood banks and widespread blood transfusions during World War II led by Dr. Charles Drew and the introduction of acid-citrate-dext

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History of Blood Transfusion Advances

The document summarizes key discoveries and events in the history of blood transfusion and blood banking, including: - The first recorded blood transfusion from three young men to Pope Innocent VII in 1492. - Early research into blood preservation using sodium phosphate as an anticoagulant in 1869 and the discovery of the ABO blood group system in 1901. - Developments in the 1910s-1920s that established techniques for vein-to-vein transfusion and introduced sodium citrate as an anticoagulant solution. - The establishment of blood banks and widespread blood transfusions during World War II led by Dr. Charles Drew and the introduction of acid-citrate-dext

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Date Name Discovery

 Blood was given to him from 3 young men, all


1492 Pope Innocent VII four died.
 First time a blood transfusion was recorded.
 First blood preservation research
1869 Braxton Hicks
 Sodium phosphate as an anticoagulant
 ABO blood groups
1901 Karl Landsteiner
 Noble prize winner in the 20th century
 Vein-to-vein transfusion by multiple syringes
Edward E. Lindemann
and a special cannula
Unger  Syringe-valve apparatus
 Sodium citrate as an anticoagulant solution for
1914 Hustin
transfusion
 Determined the minimum amount of citrate
1915 Lewisohn needed for anticoagulation and demonstrated
its nontoxicity in small amounts
 Glucose was tried as a preservative for blood
1916 Rous and Turner
in the form of citrate-dextrose
 Function of glucose in the RBC metabolism
1930s
was understood
 Developed techniques in blood preservation
WW-II and blood transfusion that led to the
Dr. Charles Drew widespread system of blood banks
 Appointed the director of the 1st American Red
Feb 1941
Cross blood bank at Presbyterian Hospital
 Introduced the formula for the preservative
1943 Loutit and Mollison
acid-citrate-dextrose (ACD)
 Devoted nearly dozen papers to blood
Journal of Clinical preservation
Jul 1947
Investigation  Blood banks in US; transfusion became
commonplace
 Introduced an improved preservative called
1957 Gibson
citrate-phosphate-dextrose; less acidic

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