Intraoperative Cell Salvage During Radical Prostatectomy: A Safe Technique for Jehovah’s Witnesses
Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is an operation historically associated with the potential for significant blood loss. Patients who refuse a blood transfusion, such as Jehovah’s witnesses, may be only offered radiation therapy as potentially curative treatment for prostate cancer because of the potential for a transfusion.
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