Fatal Knee Dislocation in a Morbidly Obese Jehovah’s Witness. A Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 1316-1318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp N. Streubel ◽  
Stephen Arndt ◽  
Marshal S. Armitage ◽  
Charles H. Wilson ◽  
Paul B. Gladden
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Knee Dislocation ◽  
Morbidly Obese ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness

scholarly journals The Care of a Jehovah's Witness with Life-threatening Anemia Refusing Ventilator Care - A Case Report -

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Ji Hyeon Lee ◽  
So Ron Choi ◽  
Young Jhoon Chin ◽  
Soo Il Lee ◽  
Chan Jong Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Ventilator Care

scholarly journals Full term secondary abdominal pregnancy in a Jehovah’s witness: A case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betrand Obi Nwosu ◽  
Anthony Osita Igwegbe ◽  
George Uchenna Eleje ◽  
Joseph O. Ugboaja ◽  
Izuchukwu Stanley Etoniru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Abdominal Pregnancy ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness

Severe anemia in the Jehovah's Witness: case report and discussion

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
SL Collins ◽  
GA Timberlake
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Severe Anemia ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Airplane Crash ◽  
Jehovah's Witness ◽  
Life Threatening

Major blood loss following trauma is common, but severe anemia is generally not life-threatening when managed with the administration of blood and blood products. Severe anemia becomes particularly challenging and potentially lethal when the patient is a Jehovah's Witness, for whom receiving a transfusion is contrary to religious principles. This case report describes the management and hospital course of a Jehovah's Witness who was seriously injured in an airplane crash.

scholarly journals Transoral incisionless fundoplication for Jehovah’s Witnesses: A case report discussing safety and durability

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2050313X1774886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Medhat Y Fanous ◽  
David Lorenson ◽  
Sarah Williams ◽  
Anja K Jaehne
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Proton Pump ◽  
Reflux Disease ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication ◽  
Invasive Approach ◽  
Jehovah’S Witness ◽  
Jehovah's Witness

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. In the context of surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, endoluminal approaches such as transoral incisionless fundoplication represent an appropriate approach for Jehovah’s Witness patients. This patient is a devout Jehovah’s Witness who was troubled with gastroesophageal reflux disease for many years which was refractory to proton pump inhibitor therapy. Her standard preoperative workup showed that she was a candidate for transoral incisionless fundoplication. Surgery was performed by a transoral incisionless fundoplication certified surgeon and this patient was his second case. Patient had no immediate or long-term complications. She was successfully weaned off proton pump inhibitors. Transoral incisionless fundoplication is an appropriate option for Jehovah’s Witness patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease. This case report shows that the procedure is safe and durable, even in the early stage of the physician’s learning curve.

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