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Ann Thorac Surg 1977;23:367-370
© 1977 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
From St Michael's Hospital and the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Accepted for publication August 13, 1976.
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Finlayson, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Jehovah's Witnesses have religious beliefs 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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