Open AccessPerioperative management including dual cell salvage in a Jehovah's Witness patient undergoing major urological surgery
Author(s) -
Smith Thomas G.,
Anastasescu Irina,
Wight James M.,
Danaee Anicee,
Nair Rajesh,
O'Brien Tim S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5098
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , blood transfusion , blood loss , blood management
Complex surgery associated with major hemorrhage presents particular risks for Jehovah's Witnesses who do not accept transfusion of blood products. Intraoperative use of two cell saver machines simultaneously can maximize the yield of salvaged blood from both the operative field and from washed surgical swabs and can potentially be life‐saving.