title: Extended hemipelvectomy in a Jehovah's Witness with erythropoietin support.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Surgical Oncology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heinrich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin