Microvascular free‐tissue transfer for head and neck reconstruction in Jehovah's Witness patients

Jehovah's Witnesses' religious convictions disallow blood transfusion. Major surgery in these patients is therefore problematic. The objective of this study is to describe our experience with microvascular reconstruction of complex head and neck defects in Jehovah's Witness patients.

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