Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Imen Benhadj

Publications

• Research Article
  Complex Cardiovascular Surgery in Jehovah's Witness Patients
  Author(s): E Ramiaramanana, S Taamalah, N Rabah, A Al Karaky, Imen Benhadj and Claude D VaislicE Ramiaramanana, S Taamalah, N Rabah, A Al Karaky, Imen Benhadj and Claude D Vaislic
  
  Background: Cardiovascular surgery in patients who are Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) poses both technical and ethical challenges because these patients strictly refuse the administration of allogeneic blood. The challenge is particularly great in patients who have co-morbidities or who undergo complex procedures. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the characteristics and outcomes of 153 consecutive JW patients who underwent cardiovascular surgical procedures between January 2005 and January 2013 at the Parly II Medico- Surgical Centre in Le Chesnay, France. Our first objective was to compare perioperative outcomes (morbidity and mortality) between a group of patients with co-morbidities posing specific challenges in terms of transfusion avoidance and the general JW population operated at our institution during the same period. Our second ob.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6925.1000205

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