Lung transplantation in a Jehovah's Witness

Authors
Conte, JV Orens, JB
Citation
Jv. Conte et Jb. Orens, Lung transplantation in a Jehovah's Witness, J HEART LUN, 18(8), 1999, pp. 796-800
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
ISSN journal
10532498 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
796 - 800
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-2498(199908)18:8<796:LTIAJW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Patients of the Jehovah's Witness faith generally do not accept transfusion s of blood or blood products but some will accept cadaveric organs for tran splantation. 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 transplant ation in a Jehovah's Witness.