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Intraoperative cell salvage during radical prostatectomy: a safe technique for Jehovahs witnesses

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2004
Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is an operation historically associated with the potential for significant blood loss. Patients who refuse a blood transfusion, such as Jehovahs witnesses, may be only offered radiation therapy as potentially ...
Alan M. Nieder, Michael A. Simon, Sandy S. Kim, Murugesan Manoharan, Mark S. Soloway   +4 more
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Emergency Subtotal Colectomy in a Jehovah’s Witness With Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Challenges Encountered and Lessons Learned

, 2011
A 66-year-old woman who was a Jehovah’s Witness had massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and subsequent hypovolemic shock, necessitating a subtotal colectomy.
Shankar R. Raman, John M. Cosgrove, Vellore S. Parithivel   +2 more
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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

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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 ...
Carlotta Bugna, MD, Lucas Ruiter Kanamori, MD, Priscila Suguita, MD, Ezra Koh, MD, Thanila A. Macedo, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD   +5 more
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Outcomes in cardiac surgery in 500 consecutive Jehovah's Witness patients: 21 year Experience

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Background Refusal of heterogenic blood products can be for religious reasons as in Jehovah's Witnesses or otherwise or as requested by an increasing number of patients.
Vaislic Claude D, Dalibon Nicolas, Ponzio Oliver, Ba Maguette, Jugan Eric, Lagneau Franck, Abbas Philippe, Olliver Yves, Gaillard Didier, Baget Francois, Sportiche Michel, Chedid Antoine, Chaoul Georges, Maribas Philippe, Dupuy Christiane, Robine Bruno, Kasanin Nicolas, Michon Herve, Ruat Jean-Michel, Habis Michel, Bouharaoua Touhami   +20 more
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Utilizing acute normovolemic hemodilution for blood conservation in myomectomy for Jehovah’s Witnesses: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Myomectomy for Jehovah’s Witnesses presents a unique challenge because of their religious beliefs against blood transfusions. In this case report, we describe the successful management of a Jehovah’s Witness patient with 22-week-sized uterine fibroids ...
Qudus O Lawal, Mojeed O Momoh, Governor BO Okome, Christopher E Okpunu, Charles E Ikhifa, Julius Arebun   +5 more
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Navigating Dual Identities: The Shared and Unique Experiences of Black First-Generation, Ex-Jehovah’s Witness College Students

This chapter examines the experiences of Black, first-generation students who grew up in the small, insular religious group known as Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Michelle D. Taylor
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Use of a novel drainage flow servo-controlled CPB for mitral valve replacement in a Jehovah’s Witness

, 2018
We developed a novel open cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system, a drainage flow servo-controlled CPB system (DS-CPB), in which rotational speed of the main roller pump is servo-controlled to generate the same amount of flow as the systemic venous ...
Yumi Mitou, Yusuke Ohno, Yoshinari Niimi, Seiichiro Murata   +3 more
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Preparation for an elective surgical procedure in a Jehovah’s Witness: a review of the treatments and alternatives for anemia

, 2000
Anemia in a Jehovah’s Witness can be a challenging situation for the general obstetrician and gynecologist. With today’s multicultural society, this issue is not as uncommon as previously thought.
Cynthia Gyamfi, Yasin, Salih Y, Salih Y Yasin, Gyamfi, Cynthia   +3 more
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Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier for Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Treatment in a Jehovah’s Witness [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Treatment of severe hemorrhagic shock due to acute blood loss from traumatic injuries in a Jehovah’s witness (JW) trauma patient is very challenging since hemostatic blood product resuscitation is limited by refusal of the transfusion of ...
Napolitano, L. M., Posluszny, J. A.
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Abstracts from the 2026 Congress of the Scandinavian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 10–12, 2026

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 9, October 2026.
wiley   +1 more source