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The Use of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in a Jehovah’s Witness Requiring Major Reconstructive Surgery

1992; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 147; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37158-6

1527-3792

John P. Connor, Carl A. Olsson,

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

We report on a new approach to the anemic Jehovah's Witness patient requiring a major operation using preoperative and perioperative erythropoietin. The use of recombinant human erythropoietin in this and other clinical situations is discussed.