USSR PROGRESS IN THE FIELDS OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION

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• Publication Date: February 27, 1952
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Scientific - Medicine, hematology, blood transfusion
1951
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' Feb 1952
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Feb, Sep 1951
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USSR PROGRESS IN THE FIELDS OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION
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Twenty-five years ago, the first institute of blood transfusion in the
xorld vas organized in Moscow. At present, this institute is called the Central
Order of Lenin Znstitute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (TsOLIPK, Depart-
ment of Clinle?1 Medicine, Academy of Medical Scienc^s USSR).
Being conLinuslly concerned with questions of public health and military-
medical def?nae, the institute expanded its activities and became the central
organisation directing all aspects of blood transfusion and hematology in the
USSR. In the process ^f this expansion, n network of republican, kray, Oblast,
and municipal affiliates (blood transfusion stations) was opened throughout
the country by the institute. The municipal stations have the task of orgea-
izing blood-transfusion unite at city district hospitals (rayonnyye etantsll).
Among the affiliates of the Central Order of Lenin Institute, there are promi-
nent scientific institutions like the Leningrad, Tbilisi, Kharkov, and Minsk
institutes, to which special hematological clinics are attached.
The fundamental problem of blood transfusion, that of preserving blood,
was successfully solved the USSR scientists. Originally. in 1830, the blood
could be preserved in a completely fresh {physiologically unchanged) sts*.e for
only 2 weeks. This period has been extended to 30-4] days and is being ax-
tended still further at present. Considerab]e xork has been done on the devel-
opment of effective preservation media and antiseptics to be used in preserva-
tion. Both the Central Order of Lenin Institute and the peripheral stations
participated in work xhich attempted to estaSlish whether preserved blood is
therapeutically equivalent to fresh blood. This question has been decided 1n
the affirmative. One of the most recent achievements is deve]opment of the
deztrose saccharoae-citrate solution TeOLIPK No 8, xhich permits preservation
of erythrocytic mass for 30 days withot:t )x?~:oly^sis. The erythrocytic mass can
be thus transported to other cities.
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In this connection, one may oleo mention the special ampules TeIPK (Central
Institute for Blood Transfusion) No 1 and TsOLIPK A'o 2,
The antitoxic and antibacterial properties of brood are well known from
clinical experience. This applies particularly to transfusions of immune blood
for the treatment of infectious diseases, Work in this field has been done by'
N. R. Burdenko,V. V. Akkerman, S, P, Zayeva, K, M. Dvolaytskaya_Baryeheva, and
B? N. Rubinshteyn. As ar as 'he stimulating effect of blood transfusion is
concerneu, A. A, Bogomolets's Hypothesis of colloidoclastic shxk is no longer
adequate.
In the field of hemotherapy, extensive xork on the efi'ect of blood traas-
fuaions after heavy blood loses and shcx k has been carried our by the Central
Order of IeCiin Institute. The results of this work were of particular benefit
during World War II. No less important is the problem of hemotherepeutic
treatment oP suppurative and septic processes, The therapeutic effect oP blood
tranafueiotx, particularly transfusion of blood of another group, in thin class
oP diseases xas already recognized 20 years ago by S. I. Spasokuk-otskiy, et al.
The Central Order cf Le?~in last:t ae is werk]n~ on :. he differentiation of indica-
tions for this type of trcr~.~r-gent. 'ihe ir.;Pression i~revalls a?. *-he ~ustitute that
hemotherapy of suppurative and sej;tic r:~r.