Case 1—1993 The role of erythropoietin in Jehovah's Witnesses requiring cardiac surgery

Although Jehovah’s Witnesses present a particular problem when undergoing surgery because of their refusal to accept stored blood, it is now quite common to undertake uncomplicated cardiac surgery in these patients. Complex or redo cardiac surgery however, is often associated with major blood loss, and is conventionally contraindicated in Jehovah’s Witnesses. We describe the perioperative management of a Jehovah’s Witness who underwent a resternotomy for mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting having previously had an aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach to blood conservation is discussed.

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Outcome of Jehovah's Witnesses after adult cardiac surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

Transfusion ◽

10.1111/trf.13657 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (8) ◽

pp. 2146-2153 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Francesco Vasques ◽

Eeva-Maija Kinnunen ◽

Marek Pol ◽

Giovanni Mariscalco ◽

Francesco Onorati ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Cardiac Surgery ◽

Comparative Studies ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Jehovah’S Witnesses ◽

Jehovah's Witnesses ◽

Adult Cardiac Surgery

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Jehovah's Witnesses May Not Have Identical Outcomes With Nontransfused Non-Witnesses After Cardiac Surgery—Reply

JAMA Internal Medicine ◽

10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2139 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 173 (3) ◽

pp. 248

Author(s):

Gregory Pattakos ◽

Colleen G. Koch ◽

Eugene H. Blackstone

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Surgery ◽

Jehovah’S Witnesses ◽

Jehovah's Witnesses

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The Role of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the emergent Right of Conscientious Objection to Military Service in International Law

Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte ◽

10.13109/kize.2011.24.1.169 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 169-206

Author(s):

Judah B. Schroeder

Keyword(s):

International Law ◽

Military Service ◽

Conscientious Objection ◽

Jehovah’S Witnesses ◽

Jehovah's Witnesses

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Cardiac surgery outcomes for Jehovah's Witnesses

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine ◽

10.1038/ncpcardio0755 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 65-65

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Surgery ◽

Jehovah’S Witnesses ◽

Jehovah's Witnesses ◽

Surgery Outcomes ◽

Cardiac Surgery Outcomes

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Familial Antecedents and the Choice of a New Religious Movement: Which Person in Which Religious Group?

Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions ◽

10.1525/nr.2008.11.3.83 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 83-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sussan Namini ◽

Sebastian Murken

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Religious Movement ◽

Jehovah’S Witnesses ◽

New Members ◽

Family Experiences ◽

Jehovah's Witnesses ◽

Order Position ◽

Loss Of A Parent ◽

Early Family

Based on the idea of a person-religion fit, this study deals with the role of early familial antecedents for choosing a new religious movement (NRM). New members of three NRMs in Germany (a Pentecostal parish, the New Apostolic Church, Jehovah's Witnesses; N = 71) were compared to each other in regard to the variables of loss of a parent, number of siblings, and birth order position. Statistical analysis revealed differences between the three groups regarding loss of a parent and trends for the number of siblings. The most striking finding was that 43 percent of the new New Apostolic members had lost their father (compared to 10 percent of the Pentecostals and 23 percent of Jehovah's Witnesses). Differences between the groups are discussed with a focus on the groups' specific structures and theologies. Overall, the idea of a person-religion fit proved to be useful for the study of biographical variables, although theoretical and empirical problems of the fit model still need to be solved. Further research on early family experiences and person-religion fit is encouraged. The need to investigate coping-related aspects is emphasized.

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