Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9945242 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report successful surgery for acute type A aortic dissection in a Jehovah's Witness patient without the use of any transfusion of allogeneic blood or blood products. We combined the normothermic cross-clamping technique with a blood conservation strategy.
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Authors
Miralem MD, PhD, Wolfgang MD, Andreas MD, PhD, Roland MD, PhD,