The Jehovah’s Witness Patient

2017 ◽  
pp. 341-351
Author(s):  
Chantal Lerminiaux ◽  
Philippe Van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Witness Patient

Staged repair for a chronic dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm with no transfusion in a Jehovah's Witness patient

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 262-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayuki Kadohama ◽  
Nobuyuki Akasaka ◽  
Tadahiro Sasajima ◽  
Kazutomo Goh ◽  
Nobuyoshi Azuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Witness Patient

Bloodless Surgery in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient with a 12.7-kg Uterine Leiomyosarcoma

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimesh P. Nagarsheth ◽  
Aryeh Shander ◽  
Robert Malovany ◽  
Jausheng Tzeng ◽  
Ibrahim Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Uterine Leiomyosarcoma ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Bloodless Surgery ◽  
Witness Patient

scholarly journals Successful treatment of total placenta previa by multidisciplinary therapy in a Jehovah’s Witness patient who refused blood transfusions

2018 ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-226486
Author(s):  
Sayaka Tachi ◽  
Noriko Yoneda ◽  
Satoshi Yoneda ◽  
Shigeru Saito
Keyword(s):  
Placenta Previa ◽  
Blood Transfusions ◽  
Multidisciplinary Therapy ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Blood Salvage ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Balloon Catheters ◽  
Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution ◽  
Witness Patient ◽  
Intraoperative Blood Salvage

A 35-year-old Jehovah’s Witness patient with total placenta previa was referred to our hospital at 30 weeks of gestation. She refused autologous and allogeneic blood transfusions, but agreed to receive acute normovolaemic haemodilution, intraoperative blood salvage and biological products. At 35 weeks, she underwent emergent caesarean delivery because of labour pains. Multidisciplinary therapy, including the insertion of balloon catheters into the bilateral common iliac arteries, acute normovolaemic haemodilution and intraoperative blood salvage, avoided hysterectomy; however, blood loss included amniotic fluid which was estimated to be 1910 mL. These treatments may be effective for total placenta previa in blood-refusal patients.

scholarly journals El paciente testigo de Jehová : la negativa al tratamiento médico en situación de gravedad y la circular 1/2012 de la Fiscalía General del Estado

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ramón Díez Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Blood Transfusions ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Medical Treatments ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Witness Patient

El paciente testigo de Jehová y su rechazo a determinados tratamientos médicos, en concreto a las transfusiones de sangre, constituye uno de los problemas fundamentales con el que históricamente se ha tenido que enfrentar el derecho sanitario. La actual Ley 41/2002 de autonomía del paciente parece dejar claro el supuesto del paciente mayor de edad y la posibilidad de rechazar tratamientos médicos, pero mayores problemas plantean los supuestos del menor de edad, y especialmente la figura del menor maduro, y el supuesto de la mujer embarazada testigo de Jehová. Será necesario atender a la proporcionalidad de derechos en conflicto para determinar los criterios que en cada caso nos permitan inclinar la balanza a favor de una u otra posición.The Jehovah’s Witness patient and their rejection of certain medical treatments, namely blood transfusions, is one of the fundamental problems with which historically had to face the health law. The current Law 41/2002 of patient autonomy seems to clarify the adult patient’s adult and their possibility of refusing medical treatment, but major problems posed minor assumptions, especially the mature minor figure, and the course pregnant woman Jehovah’s Witness. It will be necessary to address the proportionality of conflicting rights, and determining criteria in each case allow us to tip the balance in favor of one position or another.

Erythropoietin Use in a Jehovah's Witness Patient

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 729-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Walton ◽  
Edwin J Macon
Keyword(s):  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Witness Patient

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Jehovah’s Witness patients: Case report, literature review, and summary of recommendations

Perfusion ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 026765912110477
Author(s):  
Abrahán Mera ◽  
Eduard Argudo ◽  
María Martínez-Martínez ◽  
Clara Palmada ◽  
Camilo Bonilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
Refractory Hypoxemia ◽  
Venovenous Ecmo ◽  
H1n1 Pneumonia ◽  
Witness Patient

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is commonly associated with a high blood transfusion requirement. Jehovah’s Witness patients present a particular challenge. The impossibility of transfusing blood cells and starting anticoagulation treatment are common contraindications for this supportive measure. Here we report the case of a Jehovah’s Witness patient with refractory hypoxemia due to influenza A H1N1 pneumonia who required venovenous ECMO for 11 days. We describe the use of a bloodless approach to reduce the waste of blood, avoiding anticoagulation, and improving red blood cell production. We then summarize the current literature on the use of ECMO in Jehovah’s Witness patients and, finally, we propose some recommendations for their management.

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