Successful Ascending Aorta and Hemiarch Replacement and Aortic Valve Resuspension Via Redo Median Sternotomy Using Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in a Practicing Jehovah's Witnesses Patient

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May;33(5):1447-1454. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.12.019. Epub 2018 Dec 21.
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Keywords: Jehovah's Witness; circulatory arrest; patient blood management; transfusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control
  • Bloodless Medical and Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Heart Arrest, Induced / adverse effects
  • Heart Arrest, Induced / methods*
  • Humans
  • Jehovah's Witnesses*
  • Male
  • Reoperation / adverse effects
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Sternotomy / adverse effects
  • Sternotomy / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome