Liver transplantation in Jehovah's witnesses
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Liver transplantation in Jehovah's witnesses.
For religious reasons, Jehovah's witnesses refuse transfusion of blood products (red cells, platelets, plasma), but may accept organ transplantation. The authors developed a multidisciplinary protocol for liver transplantation in Jehovah's witnesses. In a 6-year period, nine Jehovah's witness patients were listed for liver transplantation. They received preoperative erythropoietin therapy, with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transplant International
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0934-0874,1432-2277
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2005.00160.x