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Successful Surgical Treatment of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Without Homologous Blood Transfusion in a Jehovah's Witness: Report of a Case

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We report herein the case of a 47-year-old woman of the Jehovah's Witness faith in whom Y-grafting for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm was successfully performed without a homologous blood transfusion. We used a Cell Saver (Haemonetics, Braintree, MA, USA) red cell salvaging device and an aortic occlusion balloon catheter, and performed gentle and minimal dissection during the operation. Postoperatively, the patient was kept heavily sedated and required hypothermic therapy for only 14 h. We treated her severe anemia using conventional drugs, including iron and folic acid, and her hemoglobin increased smoothly. Although her hemoglobin level decreased to 2.8 g/dl during the operation, her postoperative course was uneventful.

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Received: November 24, 2000 / Accepted: May 15, 2001

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Namura, O., Kanazawa, H., Yoshiya, K. et al. Successful Surgical Treatment of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Without Homologous Blood Transfusion in a Jehovah's Witness: Report of a Case. Surg Today 31, 912–914 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950170034

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