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Posterior spine fusion in a Jehovah's Witness patient with severe rigid idiopathic scoliosis - A case report. [PDF]

Brain Spine, 2022
Introduction: Early onset scoliosis (EOS) represent a challenge for spine surgeons. The selection of the best treatment is complex. Some patients, such as Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions, are at high risk of complication when surgical ...
Da Broi M, Amarossi A, Spina M, Meling TR, Balsano M.   +4 more
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Case report: The management of advanced oral cancer in a Jehovah's Witness using the Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011
We present the first case of a head and neck oncological procedure accomplished in a Jehovah's Witness using the Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel (Ethicon, Cincinnati, OH).
Peter J Kullar, Kristian Sorenson, Ruwan Weerakkody, James Adams   +3 more
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Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in a Jehovah's Witness Patient, Case Report. [PDF]

Ann Card Anaesth
This study describes the perioperative management of a 68-year-old Jehovah’s Witness patient with chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, multiple comorbidities, and undergoing pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
Leal LJP, Salamanca FAG, Parada JM, Pardo GC, Manrique-Hernandez EF.   +4 more
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Management of Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a Jehovah's Witness using chemotherapy free regimen: A case report and review of literature. [PDF]

Leuk Res Rep
Introduction and Importance: Treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pH-positive ALL) in Jehovah’s Witness (JW) using chemotherapy agents, opens an ethically and morally challenging paradigm instead of their religious ...
Raza MH, Khan E, Desjarlais AM, Fazal S.
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Successful treatment of AML using non-intensive chemotherapy in Jehovah's Witness patients. [PDF]

Leuk Res Rep
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients undergoing induction chemotherapy receive transfusion support to manage severe cytopenias and associated sequelae. Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients typically decline transfusion of most or all blood products. This can
Page D, Sawler D, Brandwein J.
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Management of Placenta Previa in a Jehovah's Witness Patient. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Placenta previa is the partial or complete covering of the internal os of cervix. It is one of the major risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Srinivasan A, Ikram J, Ayad S.
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Explant of an infected four-vessel fenestrated and bilateral iliac branch stent graft in a patient of Jehovah's Witness faith. [PDF]

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
Infection of fenestrated-branched stent graft is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic complication. The technical challenge of total stent graft explant and reconstruction of the renal-mesenteric arteries is associated with high mortality and ...
Bugna C, Ruiter Kanamori L, Suguita P, Koh E, Macedo TA, Oderich GS.   +5 more
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Life-Threatening Cytopenias in a Jehovah's Witness Following CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy. [PDF]

EJHaem
Here we report on a Jehovah's Witness (JW) patient who experienced profound and prolonged life‐threatening cytopenias following CD19‐targeted CAR T cell therapy, successfully managed with bloodless medicine strategies.
Shamehdi CJ, Gordillo CA, Sawas A, Macedo R, Mapara MY, Reshef R.   +5 more
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Management of Severe Anemia in a Jehovah's Witness Patient With Lung Abscess Secondary to Malpositioned Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band: A Case Report. [PDF]

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
Jehovah’s Witnesses is a Christian denomination widely recognized for their steadfast refusal of blood transfusions, even when facing severe anemia. We describe a unique case of a 42-year-old Jehovah’s Witness woman with severe iron deficiency anemia ...
Ruan N, Shi C, Al-Momani Z, Jaber F, Ghaly R, Wooldridge D.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Jehovah’s Witness survives severe favism complications: Advance provisions of treatment and new challenges for the physicians

Emergency Care Journal, 2021
The management of an acute hemolytic event in a patient suffering from favism is based on transfusion support to ensure adequate tissue oxygenation. If this measure could not be pursued, in case of severe anemia the risk of death from multiorgan failure ...
Massimo Salvetti, Sara Capellini, Paola Delbon, Francesca Maghin, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Adelaide Conti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source