The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Case Reports
Nontranfusional Management of Severe Anemia in an Adolescent Jehovah's Witness Patient.
Severe anemia in Jehovah's Witness patients has long been a complex and sometimes divisive issue, especially in children and adolescents. In adolescent patients old enough to express their wishes, the decision to transfuse becomes more complicated. ⋯ She was successfully managed without transfusion, for which the patient and her family were deeply grateful. This case demonstrates that it is possible to manage severe iron deficiency anemia without transfusion.