Haemodilution in an eight-month-old infant.
Transient haemodilution was carried out in an 8-month-old infant whose parents were Jehovah's Witnesses during an abdominoperineal pull-through procedure. Adult ACD blood packs were altered to suit the needs of the child. With judicious fluid management, the child was extubated and did well postoperatively.
D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D002835:Christianity; D006438:Hemodilution / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000601:surgery*