The helix reservoir used in the DeWall Bubble Oxygenator and Dextrose solution for priming

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Title

The helix reservoir used in the DeWall Bubble Oxygenator and Dextrose solution for priming

Subject

Open Heart Surgery

Description

In 1961, Nazih Zuhdi, a medical fellow in surgery at the University of Minnesota from 1956-1957, introduced hemodilution to open heart surgery. By diluting the blood by priming the pump-oxygenator apparatus with a 5% dextrose water solution, it greatly reduced the amount of whole blood needed for transfusion during operation. This practice was almost universally accepted.

Creator

University of Minnesota

Source

"Bubble oxygenator, helix reservoir, circa 1961," Box 111, C. Walton Lillehei papers, uarc2000-7, University of Minnesota Archives

Publisher

University of Minnesota

Date

circa 1961

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

oh0302

Coverage

Open Heart Surgery

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Original Format

Print Photograph

Citation

University of Minnesota, “The helix reservoir used in the DeWall Bubble Oxygenator and Dextrose solution for priming,” Gallery, accessed March 28, 2024, https://gallerytemp.reclaim.hosting/items/show/2996.