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Surgery in the Jehovah's Witness
Publication details
Saran Shantikumar, Kiren Sahota, Ashok Handa
Foundation Years Journal, volume 5, issue 1, p.23 (123Doc Education, London, February 2011)
Abstract
In this article, we have considered the Jehovah's Witness (JW) undergoing surgery. The pre-operative considerations, blood conservation techniques and post-operative care are discussed.
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Authors
Saran Shantikumar
Academic Clinical Fellow Nuffield Department of Surgery,
John Radcliffe Hospital,
Oxford. OX3 9DU
Kiren Sahota
Foundation Doctor, Department of General Surgery,
Stoke Mandeville Hospital,
Aylesbury. HP21 8AL
Ashok Handa
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Clinical Tutor and Reader in Surgery
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford
OX3 9DU
References
1. The surgical management of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Royal College of Surgeons of England; 2002.
2. Goodnough et al. Detection, evaluation and management of anaemia in the elective surgical patient. Anaesth Analg. 2005;101:1858â€"61.
3. Management of anaesthesia for Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland; 1999.
4. Transfusion-alternative strategies: Simple, safe, effective (video). Watchtower. http://www.watchtower.org/e/vcae/article_01.htm
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