Avoiding blood transfusion in surgical patients (including Jehovah’s Witnesses).

Journal article

When treating Jehovah's Witnesses, the surgical team should carefully discuss the risks and clarify which products and treatments are available and might be acceptable to the patient. A range of multidisciplinary pre, peri and post-operative blood conservation strategies can be employed to reduce the need for transfusion and should be considered in the management of all surgical patients.

Authors: Gohel, MS; Bulbulia, R; Poskitt, K; Whyman, MR

• Journal: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 429-431
• Publication date: 2011-09-01
• DOI: 10.1308/147870811x589155
• EISSN: 1478-7083
• ISSN: 0035-8843
• Language: English
• Keywords: Jehovah's Witnesses; Humans; Advance Directive Adherence; Operative Blood Salvage; Perioperative Care; Blood Transfusion; Blood Loss, Surgical; Postoperative Hemorrhage