Bilateral sequential lung transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses

Perfusion. 2021 Oct;36(7):672-676. doi: 10.1177/0267659120939364. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

Abstract

The ethical concerns of refusing lifesaving treatments after receiving an already limited resource such as a solid organ transplantation in a Jehovah's Witness patient have been discussed in the literature. Many of these studies have concluded that with a multidisciplinary approach, solid organ transplantation is possible in the setting of Jehovah's Witness patients. To date, there are no reported cases of bilateral sequential lung transplantation in the literature. We report two successful cases of bilateral sequential lung transplantation in Jehovah's Witness patients with excellent long-term follow-up.

Keywords: Jehovah’s Witness; bilateral sequential lung transplantation; bloodless medicine; end-stage pulmonary disease; lung transplantation.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Jehovah's Witnesses*
  • Lung Transplantation*