title: The use of recombinant human erythropoietin and cultured epithelial autografts in a Jehovah's Witness with a major thermal injury.
abstract: Haemostatic debridement, recombinant-human erythropoietin and cultured epithelial autografts have been used successfully in a Jehovah's Witness with a major burn injury. Tourniquet ischaemia complemented by a topical haemostatic agent minimized excisional blood loss, while recombinant-human erythropoietin accelerated erythropoiesis, thereby correcting postburn anaemia. Cultured epithelial autografts provided coverage of the granulating wounds without creating donor sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moghtader
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Mintz
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Zachmann
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Himel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002835:Christianity; D004848:Epithelium / Q000637:transplantation*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin