Soonchunhyang Med Sci.
2020 Jun;26(1):38-40. 10.15746/sms.20.011.
Use of a Modified Ultrafiltration Technique during Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery on a Jehovah's Witness
- KMID: 2505085
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.15746/sms.20.011
Abstract
- Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept blood transfusions, rendering open-heart surgery difficult. A 77-year-old female was scheduled for elective bloodless surgery to replace an aortic valve. When cardiopulmonary bypass concluded, all ultrafiltrated blood was re-infused using a modified ultrafiltration technique. We encountered no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Anesthesiologists should consider modified ultrafiltration when a patient refuses a blood transfusion.
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