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Management of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a Jehovah's Witness in an outpatient setting: A case report

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, Josephine.Anne.C. Lucero, Maria Clariza M. Santos   +2 more
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Does tourniquet use decrease blood loss following primary total knee arthroplasty in Jehovah’s Witness patients?

Joint Diseases and Related Surgery, 2020
Objectives This study aims to investigate the use of multiple blood management strategies and the effect of tourniquet on the estimated blood loss (EBL) in Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
A. Levent, Özkan Köse, P. Linke, T. Gehrke, M. Citak   +4 more
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Jehovah's Witnesses

Journal of Contemporary Religion
Jehovah'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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Staged open surgery for bicuspid aortic valve regurgitation and coarctation of the aorta in a Jehovah’s witness

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, Shigehiko Yoshida, Yoshitaka Okamura, Tomokazu Nakamura   +3 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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Transoral incisionless fundoplication for Jehovah’s Witnesses: A case report discussing safety and durability

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, David Lorenson, Sarah Williams, Anja K Jaehne   +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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Transfusão de sangue e hemocomponentes para as Testemunhas de Jeová: revisão de escopo [Blood and blood component transfusion for Jehovah´s Witnesses: a scoping review] [Transfusión de sangre y hemocomponentes para los Testigos de Jehová: revisión del alcance]

Revista Enfermagem UERJ, 2022
Objetivo: mapear os estudos que abordam a não transfusão de sangue e hemocomponentes ao paciente Testemunha de Jeová. Método: revisão de escopo, seguindo o método proposto pelo Instituto Joanna Briggs.
Quitéria Pires da Silva Rodrigues, Silvia Maria de Sá Basílio Lins, Ellen Marcia Peres, Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo de Andrade, Érica Brandão de Moraes, Tatiane da Silva Campos   +5 more
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Heart-Failing Jehovah's Witness Patient Successfully Treated by Minimally Invasive LVAD Implantation without Any Blood Transfusions

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, Murat Avsar, Axel Haverich, Jan D. Schmitto   +3 more
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The treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Jehovah's Witnesses and patients who cannot accept blood products

Leukemia Research Reports, 2022
Jehovah's Witnesses cannot accept blood products based upon religious beliefs, and when they present with acute leukemia, the ideal treatment strategy can be controversial. We present six cases of Jehovah's Witnesses with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and
Nina Nguyen, Ellen Madarang, Alvaro Alencar, Justin Watts, Terrence Bradley   +4 more
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