Minerva cardioangiologica
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Minerva cardioangiologica · Apr 2002
Clinical TrialEpoetin alpha in elective coronary and valve surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses patients. Experience in 45 patients.
The religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse homologous and autologous blood transfusion poses serious problems for surgeons when operating on patients requiring a mean transfusion requirement of =/>2 units of blood. ⋯ The short, medium and long-term follow-up reconfirmed the substantial reliability of this drug linked to the absence of collateral effects.