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- Title
Jehovah's Witness Patient Undergoing Major Surgery: Methods to Minimize Blood Loss.
- Authors
Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam, T.; Sat Lin, Constance Liew; Muniandy, Rajesh Kumar
- Abstract
Jehovah's Witnesses are a group of people who refuses to get blood transfusions and blood products due to their faith. Due to this, Jehovah's Witness patients who are planned for major surgical procedures are always a challenge for both surgeons and anaesthetist. Surgical and anaesthetic techniques must be aimed at minimising blood loss. We are reporting a perioperative management for a Jehovah's Witness patient scheduled for a major surgery. This article emphasizes the techniques to minimize blood lose, in order to avoid blood transfusion.
- Subjects
JEHOVAH'S Witnesses; BLOOD transfusion; BLOOD products; BLOOD; OPERATIVE surgery
- Publication
Gazi Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 1, p59
- ISSN
1300-056X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12996/gmj.2020.15