title: [Operation for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm without consent for blood transfusion--case report].
abstract: Successful operation for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a Jehovah's Witness 66-year-old man was presented. The patient was urgently operated for symptomatic AAA. We found during surgery that that aneurysm was ruptured. Bifurcated PTFE aorto-bi-iliac prosthesis was implanted. The patient did not receive any blood or blood-origin products while staying in our Hospital.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej i Naczyniowej, Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gutowski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dybkowska
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szumiłowicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male