Multidisciplinary treatment of total placenta previa in a blood-refusal parturient for a religious reason.

Background: Because patients who are Jehovah ’s Witnesses refuse consent to blood transfusion and blood products, a multidisciplinary treatment for total placenta previa cases is needed. Here we report a successful treatment in a woman with total placenta previa using a closed-circuit acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH), a closed-circuit i ntraoperative blood salvage (IBS), and biological products.

Source: Placenta - November 1, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Sayaka Tachi Source Type: research