182 Prof. C. S. Sherrington. On Changes in the Blood 



Half-tend'* operation of intestinal anastomosis then performed 

 with full antiseptic precautions and under complete anaesthesia, 

 by Messrs. Ballanee and Edmunds. 



4.30 (after operation). 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1*062 



serum from ear 1*023 



(or a little less) . 



3 P.M. Temperature, 39*2. Respiration, 30. Took a little milk 

 this morning. 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1D60 



.. ,, serum from ear 1-023 



Next day, noon. Temperature, 39'8. Respiration, 20. 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1*059 



serum from ear 1*023 



Next day, noon. Temperature, j)9 8. Respiration, 20. 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1*0585 



serum from ear 1*023 



Next day, noon. Temperature, 39*5. Respiration, 20. 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1*0565 



f-orum from ear 1*023 



Next day, noon. Temperature, 39*4. Respiration, 20. 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1*055 



serum from ear 1*023 



Although never extreme in degree, the apoplasmia of the blood 

 here lasted through five days, in consequence of a carefully-conducted 

 surgical operation accompanied by no untoward event, and soon 

 ending favourably. 



The degree of apoplasmia appears to depend in some measure upon 

 the extent of the vascular area involved in the inflammation. For 

 example, when both feet are involved in the lesion the apoplasmia is 

 more severe than in experiments affecting one foot only. 



Such an apoplasmia must notably increase the friction-coefficient of 

 the blood. 



Whether apoplasmia of the blood is an accompaniment in appre- 

 ciable degree of all extensive local inflammation I cannot yet say. 

 It has occurred as yet, without exception, in all my experiments, 

 excluding three performed on the pleural cavity of the cat. The par- 

 ticular features of these exceptional experiments are fairly exhibited 

 by the following example : 



Example. 

 Cat 



9.30 A.M. Temperature, 39. Respiration, 80. 



Sp. gr. of blood from ear 1*055 



Haemoglobin value 46 



Sp. gr. of blood serum 1 *029 



Number of chromocytea in mm. blood 7,260,000 



leucocytes in mm. blood 17,210, 



