Cardiac surgery in Jehovah's witnesses. A review of 36 cases

[Guest Nicole]

Summary

Between January 1971 and January 1985, 31 Jehovah's witnesses underwent 24 bypass and 12 non‐bypass cardiothoracic operations at the National Heart Hospital. Fifty‐eight% of the group were under 16 years of age. There was one death in the non‐bypass group unrelated to blood loss. Six deaths occurred in the bypass group. In one of these, blood loss contributed to the cause of death and in two patients. blood loss was directly related to the cause of death. The anaesthetic management of Jehovah's witnesses undergoing cardiac surgery is discussed.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12846.x

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

All cases are different, and this is not a "scientific" observation .... but having had five heart surgeries completely without blood or fractions is what I attribute my good health to today.

If you insist on a more capable, skilled surgeon, then "Manny-the-Used-Car-Salesman and Heart Doctor" who insists on using blood will have to use his messy sharp spoon on someone else.

The race is not always to the swift ... or the battle to the strong .... but that's the way to bet!