Treatment of Jehovah’s witness patients. Surgical and medico-legal considerations
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Background Surgical treatment of Jehovah’s witnesses, even if elective, is a difficult situation for the surgeon from a clinical, deontological and ethical point of view. Any lesion or the death of the patient can result in civil and penal consequences for the surgeon and the anesthetist. The aim of the present study was to present our experience regarding operative mortality and early clinical outcome in the surgical treatment of Jehovah’s witnesses compared to non-Jehovah’s witness patients.
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