Korean J Anesthesiol.
2008 Nov;55(5):621-624. 10.4097/kjae.2008.55.5.621.
Experience of a bloodless operation and care for Jehovah's Witnesses: Two cases report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. yikim@schbc.ac.kr
- KMID: 2243006
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2008.55.5.621
Abstract
- We report two cases of Jehovah's Witness patients who had massive bleeding after surgery. The first case was a 37-year-old woman who underwent an emergency cesarean section; the other was a 48-year-old man with chronic anemia who underwent removal of a large mass. After the operation, their Hb levels were nearly 3.1 g/dl. They were treated with blood conserving methods, divided into 3 periods (pre, post and operative). Both patients completely recovered uneventfully and were discharged on the 19th and 21st postoperative day.
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