CORONARY SURGERY WITH EXTRACORPOREAL-CIRCULATION IN PATIENTS OF JEHOVAH WITNESSES

Since 1972 to 1991, 8 patients of Jehovah's Witnesses were operated on of coronary surgery with extracorporeal circulation, that is without the use of blood. Four patients had cardiac failure, 1 patient a congenital disease, 1 patient aortic aneurysm and valvular aortic failure, 1 patient aortic stenosis and 1 patient mitral failure. Six patients were male and 2 patients female. The average age was 7-73 years. The improvement of the capacity functional postoperative was evaluated. For that reason, we think this population of Jehovah's Witnesses can be operated on of cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation and without the use of blood with the necessary precautions.