Ethical and legal duty of anesthesiologists regarding Jehovah's Witness patient: care protocol

Abstract Background and objectives: Jehovah's Witnesses patients refuse blood transfusions for religious reasons. Anesthesiologists must master specific legal knowledge to provide care to these patients. Understanding how the Law and the Federal Council of Medicine treat this issue is critical...

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Main Authors: Augusto Key Karazawa Takaschima, Thiago Mamôru Sakae, Alexandre Karazawa Takaschima, Renata dos Santos Teodoro Takaschima, Breno José Santiago Bezerra de Lima, Roberto Henrique Benedetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000600637&lng=en&tlng=en