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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1982;15(3):391-395.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1982.15.3.391   
Anesthetic Experience of Low Hemoglobin Level Patients due to Refusal of Blood Transfusion.
Sook Hee Moon, soon Jum Kim, Kyung sook Park, Young Chul Park, Chun Ill Gil, Jung soon Shin
Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Jehovah's Witness patients who require an operation represent a challenge to the physician because of the patients' refusal to accept a blood transfusion. We report 5 years experience with a consecutive series of 12 Jehovah's Witness patients in the Obstetric & Gynecological department who underwent operation. In 12 cases, death ensued in one patient who underwent subtotal hysterectomy for ectopic pregnancy. The cause of death was severe anemia & complicated respiratory problems. We discussed the problem of elective & emergency operations on Jehovah's Witness patients. Anesthesiologists must understand legal aspects, as well as and ethical, if they are to conduct their practice as an art as well as science.


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