"Jehovah's Witnesses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Members of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 19th century in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized government authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). Jehovah's Witnesses generally refuse blood transfusions and other blood-based treatments based on religious belief.
| Descriptor ID |
D033221
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.844.188.573 M01.352
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| Concept/Terms |
Jehovah's Witnesses- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Jehovah Witnesses
- Jehovahs Witnesses
- Witnesses, Jehovah's
- Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jehovah's Witnesses" by people in Profiles.
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Mottla JL, Murphy JP, Keeling LE, Verstraete R, Zawadsky MW. Role of arthroplasty in the Jehovah's Witness population. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2021 Aug; 31(6):1097-1104.
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DeAnda A, Balsam LB. Commentary: Extending into zone 0 with a little help. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 06; 157(6):e309-e310.
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Davis JM, El-Haj N, Shah NN, Schwartz G, Block M, Wall J, Tidswell M, DiNino E. Use of the blood substitute HBOC-201 in critically ill patients during sickle crisis: a three-case series. Transfusion. 2018 01; 58(1):132-137.
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Hardesty DA, Doerfler S, Sandhu S, Whitmore RG, Ford P, Rushton S, LeRoux PD. "Bloodless" Neurosurgery Among Jehovah's Witnesses: A Comparison with Matched Concurrent Controls. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jan; 97:132-139.
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DeAnda A, Balsam LB. The patient-centric toolbox. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov; 150(5):e67-8.
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D'Ambra MN, FitzGerald D, Kaufman RM, Shekar P. Blood conservation: Why aren't we doing this for everyone? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct; 150(4):984-5.
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Shander A, Javidroozi M, Naqvi S, Aregbeyen O, Caylan M, Demir S, Juhl A. An update on mortality and morbidity in patients with very low postoperative hemoglobin levels who decline blood transfusion (CME). Transfusion. 2014 Oct; 54(10 Pt 2):2688-95; quiz 2687.
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Fitzgerald MC, Chan JY, Ross AW, Liew SM, Butt WW, Baguley D, Salem HH, Russ MK, Deasy C, Martin KE, Mathew JK, Rosenfeld JV. A synthetic haemoglobin-based oxygen carrier and the reversal of cardiac hypoxia secondary to severe anaemia following trauma. Med J Aust. 2011 May 02; 194(9):471-3.
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Moraca RJ, Wanamaker KM, Bailey SH, McGregor WE, Benckart DH, Maher TD, Magovern GJ. Strategies and outcomes of cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses. J Card Surg. 2011 Mar; 26(2):135-43.
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Jabbour N, Gagandeep S, Shah H, Mateo R, Stapfer M, Genyk Y, Sher L, Zwierzchoniewska M, Selby R, Zeger G. Impact of a transfusion-free program on non-Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing liver transplantation. Arch Surg. 2006 Sep; 141(9):913-7.