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port the principle of the mature minor (ie, under the age of 16). The exception to this is the …

Background: Physicians strive to respect the autonomy of patients. The emergent care of
Jehovah's Witnesses, however, leaves health care providers struggling with ethical and …

A premature male infant became anemic because of iatrogenic blood loss. The infant
weighed 1,600 gm, appropriate for the gestational age of 31 weeks. He was born to a 21 …

While many citizens may view an adult Jehovah's Witness' refusal of the blood transfusion
that might otherwise save her life as irrational, the refusal alone does not lead the courts in …

Severe anemia in Jehovah's Witness patients has long been a complex and sometimes
divisive issue, especially in children and adolescents. In adolescent patients old enough to …

Blood transfusion many times works in a life-saving way when a patient is facing a critical
situation. However, some patients, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, may refuse their …

Two of the most ethically complex situations in pediatrics are those involving families whose
religious beliefs preclude the provision of life-sustaining treatment and those involving …

Patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) can rapidly develop profound anemia as
the disease progresses, as a consequence of red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis and …

In India, the clinical guidelines and laws governing consent for blood transfusion in a minor
are meager and vague. In an elective situation, whether the parents can make a decision for …

Recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) administration to a Jehovah's witness
refusing blood transfusions increased her nadir packed cell volume from 13% to 37% and …