USE OF RECOMBINANT-HUMAN-ERYTHROPOIETIN (RHUEPO) IN A JEHOVAH WITNESS REFUSING TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD PRODUCTS - CASE-REPORT

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作者
KOESTNER, JA [1 ]
NELSON, LD [1 ]
MORRIS, JA [1 ]
SAFCSAK, K [1 ]
机构
[1] VANDERBILT UNIV HOSP, DIV TRAUMA, NASHVILLE, TN 37232 USA
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JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE | 1990年 / 30卷 / 11期
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10.1097/00005373-199011000-00016
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) administration to a Jehovah’s witness refusing blood transfusions increased her nadir packed cell volume from 13% to 37% and reticulocyte count from 2% to 17.7%. R-HuEPO may provide an alternative safe and effective therapy in life-threatening anemia when blood transfusions are unacceptable to the patient. © 1990 by The Williams and Wilkins Co.
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