title: [Treatment of severe anaemia in patients who refuse blood transfusion].
abstract: In situations involving serious bleeding and anaemia, a refusal of blood transfusion puts the clinician in an ethical and medical dilemma, as standard treatment is not an option, and the patient risks dying of a potentially reversible cause. This status article describes methods of treatment under the concept of "bloodless medicine", where surgical and supportive techniques are used to manage and treat severe anaemia.
authors.affiliation: Anæstesiologisk Afdeling Y, Glostrup Hospital, Nordre Ringvej 57, 2600 Glostrup. kristian.l@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lorentzen
authors.forename: Bjarne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kjær
authors.forename: Karsten Skovgaard
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D057668:Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence