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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).
Weerakkody Ruwan +3 more
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Blood Conservation Strategy during Cardiac Valve Surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses: a Comparative Study with Non-Jehovah’s Witnesses [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2016 Background: We compared the clinical outcomes of cardiac valve surgery in adult Jehovah’s Witness patients refusing blood transfusion to those in non-Jehovah’s Witness patients without any transfusion limitations. Methods: From 2005 to 2014, 25 Jehovah’s
Tae Sik Kim +2 more
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Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, 2021 Jehovah's Witnesses are known to decline transfusion of blood products. We present a case of an adult Jehovah's Witness with Philadelphia chromosome (pH)-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) managed successfully using less intensive ...
Erika Belinda.T. Chen +2 more
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Journal of Contemporary ReligionJehovah's Witnesses began as an informal Bible study group in the 1870s that sought to recover first-century Christian beliefs and practices. They disseminated literature announcing the expected reign of God's Kingdom and called themselves Bible Students.
Chu, Jolene, Peltonen, Ollimatti
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 Background Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse allogeneic blood transfusions, which makes cardiovascular surgery challenging. Surgeons must minimize blood and fluid loss within one procedure.
Kohei Sumi +3 more
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First Lung Transplantation in Jehovah’s Witness Patient in Latin America
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2020 Lung transplantation is a life-saving alternative for patients with end-stage lung disease. The procedure itself has a high risk of bleeding. Jehovah’s Witness patients refuse to accept blood products due to religious beliefs.
Liliana Fernandez-Trujillo +8 more
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults and Children in European/English Human Rights Contexts [PDF]
, 2017 This article considers the degree to which the religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses are given consideration in European and English courts. Adults' refusal of blood transfusions, based upon religious belief, is examined within the context of European
Ó Néill, C
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017 Jehovah’s Witness patients pose a unique surgical challenge due to their refusal of transfusion of whole blood or major blood products. One of the surgical strategies is to offer the least invasive approach with the least likelihood of losing blood.
Medhat Y Fanous +3 more
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Les Témoins de Jéhovah : un mouvement religieux aux caractéristiques d’un mouvement social
Études Caribéennes, 2014 This article observes that Jehovah’s Witnesses share similarities with a social movement. The writer uses the descriptions that sociologists such as Alain Touraine and Herbert Blumer give of social movements.
Christophe Zamord
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The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2015 Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation without the use of any blood products is considered as a challenge. We present a 48-year-old patient (175 cm, 75 kg, body mass index 24.5 kg/m2) who was admitted to our clinic due to end-stage heart ...
Jasmin S. Hanke +3 more
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