Blood Patch in a Jehovah’s Witness: Case Report of a Novel Arterial-to-Epidural Closed-Circuit Technique
2017; Wolters Kluwer; Volume: 10; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1213/xaa.0000000000000661
ISSN2575-3126
AutoresKevin R. Olsen, Ashley L. Screws, Stephen O. Vose,
Tópico(s)Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
ResumoJehovah’s Witness patients have unique perioperative challenges involving blood products. We describe the use of a novel method to maintain a closed circuit between a Jehovah’s Witness patient’s arterial blood and the epidural space while performing a blood patch for postdural puncture headache. Previously described methods have utilized venous catheters to maintain a closed circuit between the body and the epidural space. This is the first report we are aware of that utilizes a closed-circuit arterial blood supply to create an epidural blood patch in a Jehovah’s Witness patient.
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