1910-1919 - ANZSBT History Project

1910 Herrick 1^st describes sickle cell disease.

1910 Duke describes bleeding time assay & effectiveness of platelet transfusion to treat thrombocytopenia (Pictured – vessel haemostasis).

1904 Donath & Landsteiner describe autolysin that attaches to red cells in the cold & lyses them in conjunction with a labile serum factor when rewarmed.

1907 Lewisohn describes citrate anticoagulation for blood transfusion.

1916 Rous & Turner. Citrate-glucose solution preservation of red blood cells. J Exp Med 1916;23(2):239-248.

WW1 Robertson. WW1 Battlefield blood transfusions.

1919 Fleming publishes experience with transfusion using citrate anticoagulant in The Lancet.

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