title: Development and implementation of a bloodless medicine and surgery program.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center East, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Carol Jefferson
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ratcliffe
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D002410:Catholicism; D006438:Hemodilution; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D028701:Patient Rights; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*