Abstract
Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) originated near Pittsburg (Pensylvania) in the 1870s, when Charles T. Russel formed a movement based on a literal millennialist interpretation of the Bible. However, it was until 1945 that the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (the legal organization of leaders of the Congregation of JW, usually known simply as the Watch Tower Society) concluded that blood transfusions are contrary to divine law. JW refuse transfusions of whole blood, of red and white corpuscles, platelets and plasma. They also refuse both natural and recombinant haemoglobin, although positions differ among them regarding blood-derived products such as albumin, immunoglobulin and coagulation factors
Highlights
Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) originated near Pittsburg (Pensylvania) in the 1870s, when Charles T
A “bloodless surgery” was developed with the aim of avoid blood transfusions and improve patient outcome, shifting from a productcentred to a patient-centred approach
Russel formed a movement based on a literal millennialist interpretation of the Bible. It was until 1945 that the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society concluded that blood transfusions are contrary to divine law
Summary
Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) originated near Pittsburg (Pensylvania) in the 1870s, when Charles T. A “bloodless surgery” was developed with the aim of avoid blood transfusions and improve patient outcome, shifting from a productcentred to a patient-centred approach. The objective of this article is to review how to properly manage, in the perioperative period, patients who refuse blood transfusions.
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