Everyday Cardiac Surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses of Typically Advanced Age: Clinical Outcome and Matched Comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) reject the transfusion of blood components based on their religious beliefs, even if they are in danger of harm or death. In cardiac surgery, this significantly reduces the margin of safety and leads to ethical conflicts. Informed consent should be carefully documented and the patient's family should be involved. This study aims to compare the postoperative course of JW who underwent major cardiac surgery with a similar population of non-Witnesses (NW).

Patients and methods

Demographic, procedural, and postoperative data of all consecutive JW who underwent cardiac surgery at our institution were obtained from the records. They were compared with a propensity-score-matched group of NW. Anemic JW were treated with erythropoiet

SUBMITTER: Hartrumpf M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10420128 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature