[Blood reinfusion in injuries of the chest and abdomen]

Reinfusion of blood used in 78 patients with injuries of the chest and abdomen has shown the method to be clinically effective and expedient including treatment of injuries of hollow organs of the abdominal cavity. The technique of blood reinfusion for different injuries is described. Data are presented which allow to suspect that the reinfused blood has curative properties in treatment of injuries of the chest and abdomen.