Objectives: The refusal of blood products makes open-heart surgery in Jehovah's Witness (JW) an ethical challenge. We demonstrate how patient blood management strategies lead to excellent surgical outcomes. Methods: From 2003 to 2008, 16 JW underwent cardiac surgery at our institution. Only senior surgeons performed coronary revascularization (n=6), valve (n=6), combined (n=1) and aortic surgery (n=3) of which two patients presented with acute type-A dissection. Off-pump surgery remained the method of choice for patients requiring a bypass procedure (n=5). Preoperative hematocrit (Hk) and hemoglobin (Hb) were 42.8±4.7% and 14.5±2 g/dl. In three patients with an Hb<12 g/dl, preoperative hematological stimulating treatment was implemented. Re...
AbstractIntroductionA bloodless surgery can be desirable also for non Jehovah’s witnesses patients, ...
This thesis is about the possible benefits and harmfull effects of transfusing blood products during...
Introduction: Liver transplantation (LT) is a major surgical procedure with large dissections and su...
BACKGROUND: Jehovah\u27s Witnesses (JW) are a Christian faith, with an estimated 1.1 million members...
Abstract Background Refusal of heterogenic blood products can be for religious reasons as in Jehovah...
Cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) patients who refuse blood transfusion is challenging req...
Emerging evidence suggests surgical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery that refu...
Background: Cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses may be challenging during the operation and posto...
Introduction: Despite the advances in modern medicine, cardiac surgery remains associated with signi...
BACKGROUND: The objective was to evaluate the early outcome after adult cardiac surgery in Jehovah's...
Background: We compared the clinical outcomes of cardiac valve surgery in adult Jehovah’s Witness pa...
The religious community Jehovah's Witnesses was founded in 1870. They hold that blood transfusion is...
Background: We previously analyzed morbidity and mortality in Jehovah's Witnesses patients after car...
Jehovah’s Witnesses read with interest the case study by Sniecinski et al. (1) concerning advances i...
Introduction: A bloodless surgery can be desirable also for non Jehovah’s witnesses patients, but re...
AbstractIntroductionA bloodless surgery can be desirable also for non Jehovah’s witnesses patients, ...
This thesis is about the possible benefits and harmfull effects of transfusing blood products during...
Introduction: Liver transplantation (LT) is a major surgical procedure with large dissections and su...
BACKGROUND: Jehovah\u27s Witnesses (JW) are a Christian faith, with an estimated 1.1 million members...
Abstract Background Refusal of heterogenic blood products can be for religious reasons as in Jehovah...
Cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) patients who refuse blood transfusion is challenging req...
Emerging evidence suggests surgical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery that refu...
Background: Cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses may be challenging during the operation and posto...
Introduction: Despite the advances in modern medicine, cardiac surgery remains associated with signi...
BACKGROUND: The objective was to evaluate the early outcome after adult cardiac surgery in Jehovah's...
Background: We compared the clinical outcomes of cardiac valve surgery in adult Jehovah’s Witness pa...
The religious community Jehovah's Witnesses was founded in 1870. They hold that blood transfusion is...
Background: We previously analyzed morbidity and mortality in Jehovah's Witnesses patients after car...
Jehovah’s Witnesses read with interest the case study by Sniecinski et al. (1) concerning advances i...
Introduction: A bloodless surgery can be desirable also for non Jehovah’s witnesses patients, but re...
AbstractIntroductionA bloodless surgery can be desirable also for non Jehovah’s witnesses patients, ...
This thesis is about the possible benefits and harmfull effects of transfusing blood products during...
Introduction: Liver transplantation (LT) is a major surgical procedure with large dissections and su...