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Exsanguination in a Jehovah's Witness
Author(s) -
HARRIS T. J. B.,
PARIKH N. R.,
RAO Y. K.,
OLIVER R. H. P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb12031.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood loss , blood transfusion , surgery , blood volume , intensive care medicine , anesthesia
Summary A case is reported in which death occurred after a patient's adamant refusal to accept blood transfusion, despite prompt control of blood loss. The management of this situation is discussed. Reconstitution of the circulating volume was followed by survival for 2 hours after surgery. The haemoglobin level fell to 1.8g/dl.