An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024

BIGELOW, Wilfred Gordon

4 entries
  • 3047.1

Hypothermia: its possible role in cardiac surgery: an investigation of factors governing survival in dogs at low body temperatures.

Ann. surg., 132, 849-66, 1950.

Bigelow pioneered surface-induced whole body hypothermia and temporary cardiac flow occlusion. With W.F. Greenwood.



Subjects: CARDIOVASCULAR (Cardiac) SURGERY
  • 10656

Oxygen transport and utilization in dogs at low body temperatures.

Am. J. Physiol., 160, 125-137., 1950.

This research by Bigelow and collegues first made possible the use of hypothermia in cardiac surgery.



Subjects: CARDIOVASCULAR (Cardiac) SURGERY
  • 12333

Cold hearts: The story of hypothermia and the pacemaker in heart surgery.

Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1984.


Subjects: BIOGRAPHY (Reference Works) › Autobiography, CARDIOVASCULAR (Cardiac) SURGERY › History of Cardiac Surgery, INSTRUMENTS & TECHNOLOGIES › Medical Instruments › Pacemakers
  • 12334

Mysterious heparin: The key to open heart surgery.

Toronto, Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990.


Subjects: CARDIOVASCULAR (Cardiac) SURGERY › History of Cardiac Surgery, HEMATOLOGY › Anticoagulation