InstituteOfScience.com

AUTOSEROTHERAPY, I.M., AS "VACCINE" - 17H1
AUTOSERO: BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, I.M. - 17H1
Kaiser [17H1] "During the past 2 years the so-called autoserotherapy has been practised. This method consists of withdrawing from the patient several ounces of blood and separating serum and cellular elements. The serum is then injected intramuscularly and in chorea intraspinously. ... In injecting the serum of the patient's blood in bronchial asthma it is assumed that the foreign proteins responsible for the asthma are contained in the serum and by frequent injections produce an immunity to this irritating protein. Excellent results have been reported."

AUTOSEROTHERAPY FOR POLIO, INTRASPINAL - 17H1
"Perhaps the most successful results in the treatment of anterior poliomyelitis were with the use of convalescent serum. In this disease the serum was injected into the spinal canal."

Kaiser [17H1] on autohemotherapy:

AUTOHEMOTHERAPY FOR HEMOPHILIA, PURPURA - 17H1
"In diseases where the coagulability of the blood is delayed, as in purpura and hemophilia, injections of whole blood either intramuscularly or intravenously may be beneficial." 17H1

PERNICIOUS ANEMIA, BENEFIT OF REPEATED SMALL TRANSFUSIONS - 17H1
"the uses of whole blood in primary and secondary anemia are well known. Repeated small transfusions in pernicious anemia are of greater benefit than fewer transfusions of large amount."

AUTOHEMOTHERAPY (IM OR IV) FOR SEPTICEMIA - 17H1
"In any severe infection where the body is being overwhelmed by the infection and no specific serum or convalescent blood is at hand, whole blood either by intramuscular or intravenous injection is advocated. ... I would recommend its use especially in cases of septicemia."

CONVALESCENT BLOOD, IM 17H1
Kaiser recommended "the use of convalescent blood in infections where there is no specific serum and where the etiological factor is unknown. In using convalescent blood whole blood is preferable. The blood can be collected and by the use of sodium citrate may be preserved for hours. It is usually injected deep into the muscles."

SAFETY OF SERUM OR BLOOD INJECTIONS, I.M. VS. I.V. 17H1
I.M. VS. I.V., SAFETY OF SERUM OR BLOOD INJECTIONS 17H1
"In selecting the route for serum or blood injection, one must be guided by the individual case. Generally speaking, the intramuscular route is the safer."