title: Extreme anemia in an injured Jehovah's Witness: a test of our understanding of the physiology of severe anemia and the threshold for blood transfusion.
authors: Inova Regional Trauma Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, USA.
authors: Khashayar
authors: K
authors: Vaziri
authors: Jason C
authors: JC
authors: Roland
authors: Linda L
authors: LL
authors: Robinson
authors: H David
authors: HD
authors: Reines
authors: Samir M
authors: SM
authors: Fakhry
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D006490:Hemostatics