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- Title
Reply to the Letter: "Critical Considerations in Enhancing Safety: Recommendations for Bariatric Surgery in Jehovah's Witness Patients".
- Authors
Hanif, Shahjehan; Abdulla, Atif; Sharma, Ojasvi; Wiggins, Tom; Charalampakis, Vasileios; Singhal, Rishi
- Abstract
This document is a reply to a letter discussing the safety considerations for bariatric surgery in Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients. The authors of the reply agree with the suggestions made in the letter and provide additional comments on each point. They discuss their protocol for reducing bleeding risk in JW patients, including techniques such as a brief pause after stapler engagement, raising mean arterial pressure, and port-site closure. They also mention their institutional protocol for thromboprophylaxis. The authors emphasize the importance of sharing experiences among institutions to enhance safety and improve outcomes for JW patients.
- Subjects
JEHOVAH'S Witnesses; BARIATRIC surgery; GASTRIC bypass
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 2, p675
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-023-07007-1