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No blood transfusion saves woman after heart surgery
Patricia Hawk a Jehovah's Witness refused blood transfusions in a life saving surgery. After a cardiac arrest she was flown to Allegheny General Hospital where cardiac surgeon Dr Moraca performed a bloodless coronary bypass using vein and artery grafts with cell salvage. Hawk recovered fully five days after surgery and praised the staff for a bloodless solution that also reduced costs.
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Pittsburgh
Patricia Hawk
Hawk
Trafford
Cambria County War Memorial
Jehovah's Witnesses
Johnstown
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Rita Schwab
AGH
Schwab
Monaca
Moraca