| Preanesthetic Assessment of the Jehovah's Witness Patient. | |
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PMID: 22438784 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The Jehovah's Witnesses, a religious group of 7 million people in more than 200 countries, teaches its followers to not accept blood, resulting in potentially challenging and ethical dilemmas for anesthesiologists. In recent years, Jehovah's Witnesses changed certain elements of their approach to blood transfusion practice, including accepting autologous transfusions in certain circumstances. We examine mechanisms to resolve ethical conflicts, such as additional medical consultations with other involved physicians, surgeons, and anesthesiologists; short-term counseling or psychiatric consultation for patient and family; case management conferences; consultation with individuals trained in clinical ethics or a hospital-based ethics committee; and discussions with hospital administration. We also discuss treatment options, including certain blood products, anesthetic techniques, and pharmacological interventions. |
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Eric S Lin; Alan D Kaye; Amir R Baluch |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Ochsner journal Volume: 12 ISSN: 1524-5012 ISO Abbreviation: Ochsner J Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-03-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101125795 Medline TA: Ochsner J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 61-9 Citation Subset: - |
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