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Encyclopedia > Luis Agote

Luis Agote (September 22, 1868-November 12, 1954) was an Argentinian physician and researcher. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... The Doctor by Samuel Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, one type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor. ...


He studied first in the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, and then un the Universidad de Buenos Aires, where he was also a teacher. The Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires is a public high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) is the biggest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. ...


Luis Agote was one of the first to perform a non-direct blood transfusion using sodium citrate as an anticoagulant. While Agote was the first to perform this procedure in Latin America, the Belgian doctor Albert Hustin was the first to perform it world-wide. The procedure took place in Rawson hospital in the city of Buenos Aires on November 9, 1914. Donating blood Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into the circulatory system of another. ... Sodium citrate is the by-proudct of citric acid combining in a chemical reaction with baking soda also known as sodium bicarbonate with the chemical formula of Na3C6H5O7. ... An anticoagulant is a substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Albert Hustin ( 1882- 1967) was a Belgian medical doctor. ... BUE redirects here. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


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