Management of severe anemia secondary to menorrhagia in a Jehovah's Witness: a case report and treatment algorithm - 03/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.01.055
Griselda Gutierrez, MD, FACOG ⁎ 
, Joy Brotherton, MD, FACOG
, Joy Brotherton, MD, FACOG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Reprints: Griselda Gutierrez, MD, FACOG, Director of Ambulatory Women's Health Clinics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson St., Box 3A, Torrance, CA 90509Résumé |
We report a 44 year old nulligravida Jehovah's Witness with a known fibroid uterus who presented with menorrhagia and life-threatening anemia. Adamant in her refusal of blood products and deemed too unstable for surgical management, the patient was managed conservatively by a multidisciplinary team.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : anemia, Jehovah's Witness, menorrhagia
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| J.B. is a consultant for Ethicon Endosurgery and is on the Clinical Advisory Board of the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery. |
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Vol 205 - N° 2
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