title: Postponed surgery of an acute aortic dissection (type A) in a Jehovah's Witness with significant hemostatic disorders.
abstract: In this case report, we present the treatment of an acute type A aortic dissection in a Jehovah's Witness patient. In accordance with the will of the patient, blood products were not used. Additionally, the patient had significant hemostatic disorders due to the use of antiplatelet drugs.
authors: Cardiac Surgery Department, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Biskupski
authors: Cardiac Surgery Department, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors: Szymon
authors: S
authors: Waligórski
authors: Cardiac Surgery Department, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Mokrzycki
authors: Cardiac Surgery Department, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors: Mirosław
authors: M
authors: Brykczyński
keywords: aortic dissection; hemostatic disorder