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Beneficence and Transfusion-Alternative Strategies

The impact of a multidisciplinary blood conservation protocol on patient outcomes and cost after cardiac surgery. (opens new window)

Ad N, Holmes SD, Patel J, Shuman DJ, Massimiano PS, Choi E, Fitzgerald D, Halpin L, Fornaresio LM.

Source‎: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017;153(3):597-605.e1.

Indexed‎: PubMed 27938898

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.10.083

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938898 (opens new window)

Multimodal patient blood management program based on a three-pillar strategy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Althoff FC, Neb H, Herrmann E, Trentino KM, Vernich L, Füllenbach C, Freedman J, Waters JH, Farmer S, Leahy MF, Zacharowski K, Meybohm P, Choorapoikayil S

Source‎: Ann Surg 2019;269(5):794-804.

Indexed‎: PubMed 30418206

DOI‎: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003095

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30418206 (opens new window)

The patient-centric toolbox. (opens new window)

DeAnda A Jr, Balsam LB.

Source‎: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015;150(5):e67-8.

Indexed‎: PubMed 26344682

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.019

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26344682 (opens new window)

Perioperative patient blood management to improve outcomes. (opens new window)

Desai N, Schofield N, Richards T.

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2018;127(5):1211-20.

Indexed‎: PubMed 29064875

DOI‎: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002549

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29064875 (opens new window)

How good patient blood management leads to excellent outcomes in Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (opens new window)

Emmert MY, Salzberg SP, Theusinger OM, Felix C, Plass A, Hoerstrup SP, Falk V, Gruenenfelder J.

Source‎: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011;12(2):183-8.

Indexed‎: PubMed 20829389

DOI‎: 10.1510/icvts.2010.242552

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829389 (opens new window)

Methods of bloodless care, clinical outcomes, and costs for adult patients who decline allogeneic transfusions. (opens new window)

Frank SM, Pippa A, Sherd I, Scott AV, Lo BD, Cruz NC, Hendricks EA, Ness PM, Chaturvedi S, Resar LMS.

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2022;135(3):576-85.

Indexed‎: PubMed 35977366

DOI‎: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006114

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35977366 (opens new window)

Risk-adjusted clinical outcomes in patients enrolled in a bloodless program. (opens new window)

Frank SM, Wick EC, Dezern AE, Ness PM, Wasey JO, Pippa AC, Dackiw E, Resar LM.

Source‎: Transfusion 2014;54(10 Pt 2):2668-77.

Indexed‎: PubMed 24942198

DOI‎: 10.1111/trf.12752

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942198 (opens new window)

Experience of a network of transfusion coordinators for blood conservation (Ontario Transfusion Coordinators [ONTraC]). (opens new window)

Freedman J, Luke K, Escobar M, Vernich L, Chiavetta JA.

Source‎: Transfusion 2008;48(2):237-50.

Indexed‎: PubMed 18005329

DOI‎: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01515.x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18005329 (opens new window)

Zika virus and patient blood management. (opens new window)

Goodnough LT, Marques MB.

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2017;124(1):282-9.

Indexed‎: PubMed 27902502

DOI‎: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001770

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27902502 (opens new window)

Safety and feasibility of urological procedures in Jehovah's Witness patients. (opens new window)

Han J, Ahmadi H, Ladi-Seyedian SS, Clifford TG, Douglawi A, Xu W, Bazargani ST, Mingo S, Thangathurai D, Daneshmand S, Djaladat H.

Source‎: Int J Urol 2022;29(1):83-8.

Indexed‎: PubMed 34642972

DOI‎: 10.1111/iju.14721

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34642972 (opens new window)

"Bloodless" neurosurgery among Jehovah's Witnesses: a comparison with matched concurrent controls. (opens new window)

Hardesty DA, Doerfler S, Sandhu S, Whitmore RG, Ford P, Rushton S, LeRoux PD.

Source‎: World Neurosurg 2017;97:132-9.

Indexed‎: PubMed 27641256

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.028

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27641256 (opens new window)

Is total hip arthroplasty a successful and safe procedure in Jehovah's Witnesses? Mean five-year results. (opens new window)

Harwin SF, Pivec R, Naziri Q, Issa K, Mont MA.

Source‎: Hip Int 2014;24(1):69-76.

Indexed‎: PubMed 24318363

DOI‎: 10.5301/hipint.5000106

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24318363 (opens new window)

Blood transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery. (opens new window)

Horvath KA, Acker MA, Chang H, Bagiella E, Smith PK, Iribarne A, Kron IL, Lackner P, Argenziano M, Ascheim DD, Gelijns AC, Michler RE, Van Patten D, Puskas JD, O'Sullivan K, Kliniewski D, Jeffries NO, O'Gara PT, Moskowitz AJ, Blackstone EH.

Source‎: Ann Thorac Surg 2013;95(6):2194-201.

Indexed‎: PubMed 23647857

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.078

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647857 (opens new window)

Improved outcomes and reduced costs associated with a health-system-wide patient blood management program: a retrospective observational study in four major adult tertiary-care hospitals. (opens new window)

Leahy MF, Hofmann A, Towler S, Trentino KM, Burrows SA, Swain SG, Hamdorf J, Gallagher T, Koay A, Geelhoed GC, Farmer SL.

Source‎: Transfusion 2017;57(6):1347-58.

Indexed‎: PubMed 28150313

DOI‎: 10.1111/trf.14006

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28150313 (opens new window)

Clinical outcomes, blood utilization, and ethical considerations for pediatric patients in a bloodless medicine and surgery program. (opens new window)

Lo BD, Pippa A, Sherd I, Scott AV, Thomas AJ, Hendricks EA, Ness PM, Chaturvedi S, Resar LMS, Frank SM

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2024;138(2):465-74.

Indexed‎: PubMed 38175737

DOI‎: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006776

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38175737/ (opens new window)

An audit of gynaecological procedures in Jehovah's Witnesses in an inner city hospital. (opens new window)

Massiah N, Abdelmagied A, Samuels D, Evans F, Okolo S, Yoong W.

Source‎: J Obstet Gynaecol 2006;26(2):149-51.

Indexed‎: PubMed 16483975

DOI‎: 10.1080/01443610500443592

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16483975 (opens new window)

Forum for debate: safety of allogeneic blood transfusion alternatives in the surgical/critically ill patient. [Foro de debate: seguridad de las alternativas a la transfusión alogénica en el paciente quirúrgico y/o crítico.] [English, Spanish] (opens new window)

Muñoz Gómez M, Bisbe Vives E, Basora Macaya M, García Erce JA, Gómez Luque A, Leal-Noval SR, Colomina MJ, Comin Colet J, Contreras Barbeta E, Cuenca Espiérrez J, Garcia de Lorenzo Y Mateos A, Gomollón García F, Izuel Ramí M, Moral García MV, Montoro Ronsano JB, Páramo Fernández JA, Pereira Saavedra A, Quintana Diaz M, Remacha Sevilla Á, Salinas Argente R, Sánchez Pérez C, Tirado Anglés G, Torrabadella de Reinoso P.

Source‎: Med Intensiva 2015;39(9):552-62.

Indexed‎: PubMed 26183121

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.medin.2015.05.006

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26183121 (opens new window)

Short and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses patients: a case-control study. (opens new window)

Nanni G, Vitolo M, Imberti JF, Girolami D, Bonini N, Valenti AC, Cimato P, Boriani G.

Source‎: Intern Emerg Med 2023;18(1):151-62.

Indexed‎: PubMed 36401716

DOI‎: 10.1007/s11739-022-03142-2

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36401716 (opens new window)

Outcome of patients who refuse transfusion after cardiac surgery: a natural experiment with severe blood conservation. (opens new window)

Pattakos G, Koch CG, Brizzio ME, Batizy LH, Sabik JF 3rd, Blackstone EH, Lauer MS.

Source‎: Arch Intern Med 2012;172(15):1154-60.

Indexed‎: PubMed 22751620

DOI‎: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2449

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22751620 (opens new window)

ONTraC: A 20-year history of a successfully coordinated provincewide Patient Blood Management Program: lessons learned and goals achieved. (opens new window)

Pavenski K, Howell A, Mazer CD, Hare GMT, Freedman J.

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2022;135(3):448-58.

Indexed‎: PubMed 35977355

DOI‎: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006065

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35977355 (opens new window)

Impact of a blood conservation program on 30-day morbidity and mortality: a cohort study. (opens new window)

Ramanan B, Burns TL, Sugimoto JT, Forse RA.

Source‎: J Surg Res 2014;187(1):343-9.

Indexed‎: PubMed 24189177

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.10.005

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24189177 (opens new window)

Ethical issues in solid organ transplantation: transfusion-free transplantation in Jehovah's witness patients. (opens new window)

Selby R, Selby-Medical T, Richman M

Source‎: Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2024;29(1):82-7.

Indexed‎: PubMed 38054541

DOI‎: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000001128

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38054541/ (opens new window)

Alternatives to blood transfusion. (opens new window)

Spahn DR, Goodnough LT.

Source‎: Lancet 2013;381(9880):1855-65.

Indexed‎: PubMed 23706802

DOI‎: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60808-9

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23706802 (opens new window)

Outcome of Jehovah's Witnesses after adult cardiac surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. (opens new window)

Vasques F, Kinnunen EM, Pol M, Mariscalco G, Onorati F, Biancari F.

Source‎: Transfusion 2016;56(8):2146-53.

Indexed‎: PubMed 27197962

DOI‎: 10.1111/trf.13657

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27197962 (opens new window)