Extended hemipelvectomy in a Jehovah's Witness with erythropoietin support.
The care of patients refusing blood transfusion who require major ablative surgery for malignancy is a continuing challenge. The use of recombinant human erythropoietin is clearly efficacious in patients with renal disease and may be useful in anemic patients who refuse transfusion. Herein, we report a successful extended hemipelvectomy in a Jehovah's Witness using recombinant human erythropoietin support.
Meyers
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Section of Surgical Oncology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
Heinrich
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Kline
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Levine
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D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002835:Christianity; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006428:Hemipelvectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012584:Sciatic Nerve; D013524:Surgical Flaps
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin