title: Elective splenectomy in an anemic Jehovah's Witness patient with cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 77030, USA. epivaliz@anes1.med.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Pivalizza
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Tjia
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Duke
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications*; D000758:Anesthesia; D007611:Aprotinin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002835:Christianity; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy
chemical_list: D001802:Blood Substitutes; D006490:Hemostatics; D007611:Aprotinin