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A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C, and hepatocellular cancer. He received intra-arterial cytotoxic therapy. At the follow-up visit, 2 months later, he was offered a liver transplant. He informed the transplant coordinator that he accepts transplantation, but that he would not accept blood transfusions. He explained that his refusal of blood products was based on religious beliefs.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses are a Christian religious group whose members refuse blood transfusion, based on the interpretation of several passages from the Bible. It is estimated that there are over seven million Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide.
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Jabbour N, Gagandeep S, Mateo R, et al. Transfusion free surgery: single institution experience of 27 consecutive liver transplants in Jehovah’s Witnesses. J Am Coll Surg. 2005;201:412–7.
Further Reading
Thomas D, Hunt B. Alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. In: Contreras M, editor. ABC of transfusion. 4th ed. Oxford/London: Wiley-Blackwell; 2009. p. 89–94.
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Mijovic, A. (2012). Learning from Refusal. In: Transfusion Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2182-4_19
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