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MeSH Review:

Jehovah's Witnesses

Bennett, D.R. et al., Singla, A.K. et al., Lakatos, L. et al., Muramoto, O., Aldea, G.S. et al., et al.

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Disease relevance of Jehovah's Witnesses

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the rates of obstetric hemorrhage and maternal mortality in women who are Jehovah's Witnesses and to evaluate a protocol that uses erythropoietin to optimize the red blood cell mass before delivery [1].

Psychiatry related information on Jehovah's Witnesses

Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 2. A novel approach based on rational non-interventional paternalism [2].

High impact information on Jehovah's Witnesses

NHS trusts and Jehovah's Witnesses [3].
Erythropoietin for anemia in Jehovah's Witnesses [4].
DDAVP to reduce blood loss in Jehovah's Witnesses [5].
Low-dose cytosine arabinoside as an alternative treatment for acute leukemia in Jehovah's Witnesses [6].
Nursing with dignity. Part 9: Jehovah's Witnesses [7].

Biological context of Jehovah's Witnesses

Cardiac surgery in special populations, Part 2: Women, pregnant patients, and Jehovah's Witnesses [8].

Anatomical context of Jehovah's Witnesses

Effective use of heparin-bonded circuits and lower anticoagulation for coronary artery bypass grafting in Jehovah's Witnesses [9].

Associations of Jehovah's Witnesses with chemical compounds

An ABO-incompatible term infant girl born to parents who are Jehovah's Witnesses was admitted to our neonatal unit with a high serum bilirubin level necessitating exchange transfusion [10].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Jehovah's Witnesses

The intent of this article is to present the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses regarding blood transfusion and to review the use of crystalloids, colloids, hemostatic drugs, erythropoietin, hemodilution, blood salvaging, intraoperative blood-conserving strategies, and artificial blood solutions as alternative treatments for these patients [11].
The use of erythropoietin in the management of Jehovah's Witnesses who have revision total hip arthroplasty [12].

References

Are women who are Jehovah's Witnesses at risk of maternal death? Singla, A.K., Lapinski, R.H., Berkowitz, R.L., Saphier, C.J. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. (2001) [Pubmed]
Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 2. A novel approach based on rational non-interventional paternalism. Muramoto, O. Journal of medical ethics. (1998) [Pubmed]
NHS trusts and Jehovah's Witnesses. Collins, C.D. Lancet (1992) [Pubmed]
Erythropoietin for anemia in Jehovah's Witnesses. Green, D., Handley, E. Ann. Intern. Med. (1990) [Pubmed]
DDAVP to reduce blood loss in Jehovah's Witnesses. Stone, D.J., DiFazio, C.A. Anesthesiology (1988) [Pubmed]
Low-dose cytosine arabinoside as an alternative treatment for acute leukemia in Jehovah's Witnesses. Dainer, P.M., Knupp, C.L., Sartiano, G.P. Am. J. Hematol. (1992) [Pubmed]
Nursing with dignity. Part 9: Jehovah's Witnesses. Simpson, J. Nursing times. (2002) [Pubmed]
Cardiac surgery in special populations, Part 2: Women, pregnant patients, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Vaska, P.L. AACN clinical issues. (1997) [Pubmed]
Effective use of heparin-bonded circuits and lower anticoagulation for coronary artery bypass grafting in Jehovah's Witnesses. Aldea, G.S., Shapira, O.M., Treanor, P.R., Lazar, H.L., Shemin, R.J. Journal of cardiac surgery. (1996) [Pubmed]
"Bloodless" treatment of a Jehovah's Witness infant with ABO hemolytic disease. Lakatos, L., Csáthy, L., Nemes, E. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association. (1999) [Pubmed]
Practical issues when confronting the patient who refuses blood transfusion therapy. Bennett, D.R., Shulman, I.A. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. (1997) [Pubmed]
The use of erythropoietin in the management of Jehovah's Witnesses who have revision total hip arthroplasty. Sparling, E.A., Nelson, C.L., Lavender, R., Smith, J. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. (1996) [Pubmed]

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