Total hip replacement surgery without blood transfusion in Jehovah's Witnesses

Br J Anaesth. 1992 Mar;68(3):306-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/68.3.306.

Abstract

Uncemented total hip replacement surgery without blood transfusion is described in 12 Jehovah's Witnesses and morbidity is compared with a group who each received 3 units of blood. There were no deaths and all the patients except two, one from each group, left hospital within 3 weeks.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Blood Loss, Surgical
  • Blood Transfusion*
  • Bone Cements
  • Christianity*
  • Female
  • Hemoglobins / analysis
  • Hip Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / etiology
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology

Substances

  • Bone Cements
  • Hemoglobins