HEMOPURE TRANSFUSION IN A CHILD WITH SEVERE ANEMIA

A 23-month-old girl presented with heart failure from extremely severe sickle cell anemia. The family refused blood transfusion on religious grounds (Jehovah's Witness). Alternative options acceptable to this religion, such as iron, erythropoietin, or folic acid were rejected as useless in the...

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Published inPediatric hematology and oncology Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 269 - 273
Main Authors Stefan, D. C., Uys, R., Wessels, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.01.2007
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
acute heart failure
Anemia, Sickle Cell - therapy
Blood Substitutes - administration & dosage
Female
Hemoglobins - administration & dosage
Hemopure
Humans
Infant
Jehovah's Witness
Jehovah's Witnesses - psychology
Polymers - administration & dosage
red cell substitutes
Religion
sickle cell anemia
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A 23-month-old girl presented with heart failure from extremely severe sickle cell anemia. The family refused blood transfusion on religious grounds (Jehovah's Witness). Alternative options acceptable to this religion, such as iron, erythropoietin, or folic acid were rejected as useless in the particular situation of the child. The patient was transfused with Hemopure, a product that consists of polymerized bovine hemoglobin. This is the first case reported in the literature of a child transfused, in an emergency situation, with this product.
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ISSN:0888-0018
1521-0669
DOI:10.1080/08880010701360650