KMID : 0370920060230010096
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Yeungnam Univercity Journal of Medicine 2006 Volume.23 No. 1 p.96 ~ p.102
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Anesthesia for a Jehovah¡¯s Witness Patient Experiencing Unexpected Perioperative Hemorrhage: A Case Report
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Lim Seung-Ki
Jee Dae-Lim
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Abstract
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Jehovah¡¯s Witnesses refuse a transfusion of blood or blood products because of religious beliefs; this refusal at times presents a dilemma for the treating physician. We report a case of a 25-year-old Jehovah¡¯s Witness patient who underwent a reoperation for a previous proximal humerus shaft fracture and experienced unexpected massive hemorrhage intraoperatively and postoperatively. The postoperative lowest hemoglobin level was 2.9 g/dl. The patient recovered from the severe anemia without any clinical sequala. We review the legal, ethical and religious issues and suggest the best possible medical care that Jehovah¡¯s Witness patient would permit.
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KEYWORD
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Jehovah¡¯s Witness, Hemorrhage
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