niedriger Polymerisation als ein neues Blutersatzmittel 749

The clinical experiments have revealed a low percentage of side-effects : out of 434 cases, only 1.8% complained of fever and 1.16% of shivering, whilst the other complications are not worth mentioning. This solution gave encouraging results because of its positive pressure action and the increase in the volume of circulating plasma, against shock in burns, hemorrhages and other various causes. Even the elimination of burn toxin was speeded up. We were also able to demonstrate the characteristic action of the solution against dilution of the blood. Finally, administration of this remedy kept the circulation stable during operations, so that it could be used also during normal surgical operations as an antishock prophylaxis. In some cases where blood transfusions would have been necessary, this plasma expander allowed operations to be performed without blood transfusions. 273 operations on the abdomen, neck and thorax were performed in this way, obtaining worthwhile results. , Summarizing, it may be stated that our “recently isolated lower polymerized sodium alginate” which is an original product of our Clinic, has already given such favourable results that it may be favourably compared with Dextran and Periston. It also costs much less than other plasma expanders.