'Bloodless' Neurosurgery Among Jehovah's Witnesses: A Comparison with Matched Concurrent Controls

摘要

BACKGROUND: Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) are a Christian faith with >1 million members in the United States who do not accept autologous blood transfusions. The optimal management of these patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures is not well defined. Here, we examined the feasibility and safety of JW undergoing neurosurgery in a blood management program.