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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 23, 367-370, Copyright © 1977 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
PV Kamat, CB Baker, JK Wilson and DC Finlayson
Jehovah's Witnesses have religious belief precluding the use of blood. Few
centers have attempted open-heart surgery bound by such strictures; as a
result, availability of therapy for such patients has been limited. Many
groups that have extensive experience with hemodilution for cardiopulmonary
bypass have noted that these procedures can often be done with little or no
use of blood. Our experience with 21 adult patients is presented in this
paper.
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Open-heart surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses: experience in a Canadian hospital
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