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Transfusion support and alternatives for Jehovah's Witness patients.
Current opinion in hematology, 2019PURPOSE OF REVIEW Jehovah's Witness patients with critical anemia or undergoing major surgery are challenging for healthcare providers to manage, as most will decline transfusion of whole blood and its main components.
Elizabeth P Crowe, R. DeSimone
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Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 2007
Abstract The Jehovah's Witness society is a Christian movement established 140 years ago. It has around 7 million members worldwide who believe that the Bible prohibits the transfusion of blood and its primary components. Some minor components of plasma and clotting factors may be acceptable to some members of the faith.
Brian A. Digby, Catherine Brydon
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Abstract The Jehovah's Witness society is a Christian movement established 140 years ago. It has around 7 million members worldwide who believe that the Bible prohibits the transfusion of blood and its primary components. Some minor components of plasma and clotting factors may be acceptable to some members of the faith.
Brian A. Digby, Catherine Brydon
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Journal of clinical apheresis, 2019
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a serious disorder with arteriolar and capillary thrombosis for which the treatment usually requires plasma exchange with plasma as the replacement fluid.
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Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a serious disorder with arteriolar and capillary thrombosis for which the treatment usually requires plasma exchange with plasma as the replacement fluid.
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International Journal for the Study of New Religions, 2020
Major publications on Jehovah’s Witnesses with scholarly or historical merit are reviewed here. Early writings, and literature relating to the two World Wars are discussed, followed by important “insider” accounts of the organization, notably A. H. Macmillan, Marley Cole, and Timothy White, and ex-member publications by M.
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Major publications on Jehovah’s Witnesses with scholarly or historical merit are reviewed here. Early writings, and literature relating to the two World Wars are discussed, followed by important “insider” accounts of the organization, notably A. H. Macmillan, Marley Cole, and Timothy White, and ex-member publications by M.
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Preoperative considerations for Jehovah's Witness patients: a clinical guide.
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2020PURPOSE OF REVIEW Jehovah's Witnesses have religious beliefs that preclude transfusion of blood products and certain medical interventions. This presents a unique dilemma and ethical challenge to healthcare providers, especially in a surgical setting ...
Christina Chae, O. Okocha, B. Sweitzer
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2019
Patients may decline blood product transfusions for many reasons. The most common reason for declining transfusion is a religious objection among Jehovah’s Witnesses. Caring for Jehovah’s Witnesses may present a unique challenge to providers around the time of surgery when blood loss can be expected.
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Patients may decline blood product transfusions for many reasons. The most common reason for declining transfusion is a religious objection among Jehovah’s Witnesses. Caring for Jehovah’s Witnesses may present a unique challenge to providers around the time of surgery when blood loss can be expected.
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JAMA, 1981
Physicians face a special challenge in treating Jehovah's Witnesses. Members of this faith have deep religious convictions against accepting homologous or autologous whole blood, packed RBCs, WBCs, or platelets. Many will allow the use of (non-blood-prime) heart-lung, dialysis, or similar equipment if the extracorporeal circulation is uninterrupted ...
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Physicians face a special challenge in treating Jehovah's Witnesses. Members of this faith have deep religious convictions against accepting homologous or autologous whole blood, packed RBCs, WBCs, or platelets. Many will allow the use of (non-blood-prime) heart-lung, dialysis, or similar equipment if the extracorporeal circulation is uninterrupted ...
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A&A practice, 2019
Patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses are known to the medical community for frequently declining blood products, even at times of life-threatening anemia.
I. Brotman, M. Kocher, Stephen M. McHugh
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Patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses are known to the medical community for frequently declining blood products, even at times of life-threatening anemia.
I. Brotman, M. Kocher, Stephen M. McHugh
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Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 2004
Abstract The Jehovah's Witness Christian movement was founded in North Eastern USA more than 120 years ago. It developed a worldwide following and now has more than 5.9 million members in 230 countries. A fundamental belief of the faith is the rejection of blood transfusions and certain other blood products.
Fiona K McIlveney, Nick A Pace
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Abstract The Jehovah's Witness Christian movement was founded in North Eastern USA more than 120 years ago. It developed a worldwide following and now has more than 5.9 million members in 230 countries. A fundamental belief of the faith is the rejection of blood transfusions and certain other blood products.
Fiona K McIlveney, Nick A Pace
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2022
The religious movement that would grow into the Jehovah's Witnesses first coalesced in Pittsburgh in the 1870s around a young founder named Charles Taze Russell. Though previously disillusioned with religion, Russell was strongly influenced by Adventist ideas of Jesus' imminent return.
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The religious movement that would grow into the Jehovah's Witnesses first coalesced in Pittsburgh in the 1870s around a young founder named Charles Taze Russell. Though previously disillusioned with religion, Russell was strongly influenced by Adventist ideas of Jesus' imminent return.
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