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George Washington Crile

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American surgeon and co-founder of Cleveland Clinic

United StatesDoctorsLived 1864 to 1943 · aged 78
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George Washington Crile was an American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion. He contributed to other procedures, such as neck dissection. Crile designed a small hemostatic forceps which bears his name; the Crile mosquito clamp.

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1913honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

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George Washington Crile was an American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion. 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.

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United States
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Doctor
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Lived 1864 to 1943 · aged 78
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