Lung transplantation in a Jehovah's Witness. |
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| Authors: | J V Conte J B Orens |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Patients of the Jehovah's Witness faith generally do not accept transfusions of blood or blood products but some will accept cadaveric organs for transplantation. We report a left single lung transplantation in a 48-year-old Hispanic female with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and secondary pulmonary hypertension. We believe this is the first reported case of lung transplantation in a Jehovah's Witness. |
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