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Patient Blood Management in Cardiac Surgery, 2019

Abstract

Evidence is accumulating that both perioperative anemia and packed red blood cell transfusions are associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery. Jehovah’s Witnesses who categorically refuse blood products, while otherwise expecting the highest standards of medical care and full deployment of modern medical technology, constitute a particular challenge for cardiac surgery. Their cases are interesting because they provide additional material to evaluate blood conservation strategies and advantages and risks of blood transfusion in cardiac surgery.

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