Transfusion Risks and Uncertainties

Subjects include: Clinical strategies for managing hemorrhage and anemia without blood transfusion, the religious and ethical position of Jehovah’s Witnesses on medical therapy, and the services Witnesses offer to the medical community through their worldwide network of Hospital Liaison Committees.

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Treatment options as well as medical and ethical considerations for clinicians who treat Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Transfusion Risks and Uncertainties

Primary hemorrhagic stroke in children with sickle cell disease is associated with recent transfusion and use of corticosteroids. (opens new window)

Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction/hyperhemolysis syndrome in children with sickle cell disease. (opens new window)

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among transfused children with sickle cell anemia in Enugu Nigeria. (opens new window)

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