Optimization of blood loss during robotic IVC thrombectomy in a Jehovah’s witness: a case report with 14-month follow up

Mcguffey, L.; Jones, A.; Pokala, Naveen

doi:10.1007/s11701-017-0743-8

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“…Regarding the need to perform any major abdominal or thoracic surgery in JW patients, there are few citations in the literature describing the surgical procedures applied with relative success in this patient population using multidisciplinary management and successful blood conservative techniques (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). The experience in treating JW patients having a renal or adrenal tumor with or without tumor thrombus extending into the IVC is scarce, and most of the literature is the form of case reports (14)(15)(16)(17)(18). To the best of our knowledge, the current study is the largest series reported to date of JW patients harboring large renal or adrenal malignancies extending or not into the IVC that were resected safely, in an almost bloodless field (due to early ligation of the renal and adrenal arteries), and without the use of blood products.…”

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Resection of Large Urological Tumors With or Without Inferior Vena Cava Extension in Jehova's Witnesses

Ciancio

González

2020

Front. Surg.

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Background: Renal and adrenal tumors with/without tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava (IVC) pose a challenge to the surgeon due to the potential for massive hemorrhage and tumor thromboemboli. The situation would be more critical for Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients which refuse blood transfusion. A transplant-based (TB) approach to these tumors in JWs would result a safe surgical method, providing limited blood loss and perioperative complications. We report our experience using a TB surgical approach in JW harboring large adrenal/renal tumors with/without tumor thrombus trying to determine its usefulness in this setting.Patients and Methods: From 2003 to 2011, 7 patients underwent resection of renal/adrenal tumors with/without tumor thrombus in the IVC by means of a TB approach. Thrombus level was renal (n = 2), retrohepatic (n = 1), and suprahepatic (n = 1). The remaining 3 patients did not present thrombus. No pre-operative optimization or cell-saver were used. Estimated blood loss, perioperative complications (Clavien-Dindo and cause), hemoglobin/hematocrit loss, and length of stay were considered main outcomes.Results: The intervention was successfully completed without transfusion in all cases. Operative time and blood loss were 2.5 h (range: 1.83–5.75) and 150 cc (range: 100–750), respectively. No major post-operative complications were registered. However, minor complications were detected in 57% of the patients included. Median hemoglobin loss was 1.13 mg/dL, which translated a median hematocrit loss of 2.3%. Patients were discharged in a median of 7 days (range 5–20).Conclusions: A TB-surgical approach provides enhanced retroperitoneal exposure and optimal vascular control, thus limiting operative blood loss or major complication development, thus resulting useful in JWs.

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