Drs. F. John Lewis and Richard L. Varco demonstrating the cooling equipment used to induce hypothermia for open heart surgery
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Title
Drs. F. John Lewis and Richard L. Varco demonstrating the cooling equipment used to induce hypothermia for open heart surgery
Subject
Open Heart Surgery
Description
Dear Mrs. Scott,
The photograph was probably taken during the height of Dr. Lewis' and my interest in the development of low temperature techniques for working under the heart (circa 1952-3).
The apparatus is a cooling machine (under my hands) and a cooling blanket in Dr. Lewis'. When the anesthetized patient was wrapped in the latter it waspossible to lower his temperature and thus provide for a longer (10 minutes) interval during which the circulation could be stopped.
Yours cordially,
Richard L. Varco
[Caption]
The photograph was probably taken during the height of Dr. Lewis' and my interest in the development of low temperature techniques for working under the heart (circa 1952-3).
The apparatus is a cooling machine (under my hands) and a cooling blanket in Dr. Lewis'. When the anesthetized patient was wrapped in the latter it waspossible to lower his temperature and thus provide for a longer (10 minutes) interval during which the circulation could be stopped.
Yours cordially,
Richard L. Varco
[Caption]
Creator
University of Minnesota
Source
"Heart Surgery," Photograph Collection. University of Minnesota Archives.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Libraries. Digital Collections Unit.
Date
16-Oct-52
Rights
Use of this image is governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. Image is property of the University of Minnesota. Please contact the University of Minnesota Archives for permission to publish this image. http://special.lib.umn.edu/uarch/
Format
Print Photograph
Language
eng
Identifier
una23245
Coverage
Open Heart Surgery
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Print Photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 in.
Citation
University of Minnesota, “Drs. F. John Lewis and Richard L. Varco demonstrating the cooling equipment used to induce hypothermia for open heart surgery,” Gallery, accessed April 23, 2024, https://gallerytemp.reclaim.hosting/items/show/3047.