Total hip replacement surgery without blood transfusion in Jehovah's Witnesses.
case_control · Level III
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Transfusion
- Christianity
- Hip Prosthesis