Results:
The outcomes of cardiac surgery in Jehovah’s Witness patients has been
described, and also compared, to non-Witness patients within a number of
case reports, case series and comparative cohort studies. Many of these
studies note no significant differences between outcomes of the two
groups for a number of variables, including mortality. Pre-, intra- and
post-operative optimisation of the patients by a multidisciplinary team
is important to achieve good outcomes.