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| Born | 1864 |
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| Died | 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | surgery |
| Known for | blood transfusion |
George Washington Crile (1864 - 1943) was a significant American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion. He also contributed to other procedures, such as neck dissection. Crile designed a small haemostatic forceps which bears his name; the Crile mosquito clamp.
He also described a technique for using opioids, regional anaesthesia and general anaesthesia which is a concept known as balanced anaesthesia.
In 1921 Crile co-founded the Cleveland Clinic.
In World War II the United States liberty ship SS George Crile was named in his honor. The lunar crater Crile is also named after him.
His grandson George Crile III was a journalist, author, and CBS producer.
References
- Yentis SM, Hirsch NP, Smith GB editors, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care A-Z, Elsevier Ltd, London, 2000
- Kazi, R A. "The life and times of George Washington Crile". Journal of postgraduate medicine 49 (3): 289–90. ISSN 0022-3859. PMID 14597804.
- Hermann, R E (May. 1994). "George Washington Crile (1864-1943)". Journal of Medical Biography 2 (2): 78–83. ISSN 0967-7720. PMID 11639241.
External links
- Crile biography from PBS website
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