title: [Transfusion and Jehovah's witnesses. A review of medicosurgical attitudes in a University hospital in 1995].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of physicians (anaesthetists + other doctors + surgeons) towards Jehovah's witness patients refusing blood transfusion. Such a situation is not uncommon: 79% of respondents uncountered it. For scheduled surgery in adults, 75% of these physicians (54% of anaesthetists) would accept to lake care of these patients. In case of emergency or unforeseen indication for transfusion, 54% of these physicians (72% of anaesthetists) would administer blood, despite a written transfusion refusal. These figures would be 95 and 97% respectively in children.
authors.affiliation: Unité de sécurité transfusionnelle, CHU, hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gouëzec
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ballay
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Couls
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mallédant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002835:Christianity; D004630:Emergencies; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006306:Health Surveys; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires