George Washington Crile | |
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 George Washington Crile | |
| Born | November 11, 1864 |
| Died | January 7, 1943 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio Northern University; Wooster Medical College (now part of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| Known for | Co-founding the Cleveland Clinic |
| Children | George Crile, Jr. |
| Relatives | George Crile III (grandson), Rip Esselstyn (great-grandson) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Surgery |
George Washington Crile (November 11, 1864 – January 7, 1943) was an American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion.[1] He contributed to other procedures, such as neck dissection. Crile designed a small hemostatic forceps which bears his name; the Crile mosquito clamp. He also described a technique for using opioids, regional anesthesia and general anesthesia which is a concept known as balanced anesthesia. He is also known for co-founding the Cleveland Clinic in 1921.
- ^ Grunfeld GB, George Crile performs the first direct blood transfusion. In Great Events from History: Science and Technology II edited by Frank N. Magill (Pasadena, CA: Salem Press 1991, pp. 275-9).