Pasic M, D'Ancona G, Unbehaun A, Hetzer R. Bloodless third complex heart operation in a Jehovah's Witness patient with extremely low preoperative haemoglobin level.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012;
14:692-3. [PMID:
22354090 DOI:
10.1093/icvts/ivr092]
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Abstract
We report a successful third complex heart operation without the transfusion of any allogeneic blood or blood products in a female Jehovah's Witness patient who had pronounced preoperative anaemia with a haemoglobin value of 6.9 mg/dl. The report shows that such a procedure is possible without any transfusion of allogeneic blood or blood products in extreme conditions with a very low preoperative haemoglobin level.
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