Major surgery, blood and jehovah’s witnesses

Major surgery, blood and jehovah’s witnesses

Introduction: Jehovah’s Witnesses are an orthodox group that refuses the administrationof any blood product based on some passages of the Bible. In case of majorsurgery, high risk of bleeding, blood products are therapeutic need. But religiousconditioning can pose special requirements.Objective: To...

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Main Authors: Poveda-Jaramillo Ricardo, De la Peña-Martínez Michael, Pérez-Guzmán Carlos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Cartagena 2012-06-01
Series:Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
Subjects:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Anesthesia
bleeding
Therapeutics.
Online Access:http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/184/149

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