Experience of a bloodless operation and care for Jehovah's Witnesses: Two cases report.
10.4097/kjae.2008.55.5.621
- Author:
Sung Hwan CHO
1
;
Bon Sung KOO
;
Sang Hyun KIM
;
Won Seok CHAI
;
Hee Cheol JIN
;
Yong Ik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. yikim@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
acute normovolemic hemodilution;
erythropoietin;
Jehovah's witness
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anemia;
Emergencies;
Erythropoietin;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Wit and Humor as Topic
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;55(5):621-624
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
