| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 30, Number 4, December 1998
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| Page(s) | 193 - 196 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/1998304193 | |
| Published online | 14 August 2023 | |
Case Report
Perfusing the jehovah's Witness Patient with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Heart Institute of Spokane, Spokane, Washington
* Address correspondence to: D. Mark Brown, BS, CCP, Heart Institute of Spokane, 444 W. 25th Avenue, Spokane, WA 99203
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an uncommon, yet dangerous side-effect of heparin therapy. The problems associated with the HIT patient while undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass increase dramatically when the patient is also of Jehovah's Witness faith. This case report depicts the techniques utilized and the decisions made over the course of a simple surgical procedure for an extremely high-risk patient.
Key words: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia / low-molecular weight heparin / Jehovah's Witness / cardiopulmonary bypass
© 1998 AMSECT
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