International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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Case Reports
Intraoperative cell salvage during radical prostatectomy: a safe technique for Jehovah's Witnesses.
Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is an operation historically associated with the potential for significant blood loss. Patients who refuse a blood transfusion, such as Jehovah's witnesses, may be only offered radiation therapy as potentially curative treatment for prostate cancer because of the potential for a transfusion. ⋯ We present our management for Jehovah's Witness patients with clinically localized prostate cancer, emphasizing our blood management approach. This is the first such report.