Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8611533 | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The FCM resolution 1021/1980, the penal code Article 135, which classifies denial of care as a crime and the Supreme Court decision on the HC 268,459/SP process imposes on the physician the obligation of blood transfusion when life is threatened. The patient's or guardian's consent is not necessary, as the autonomy of will manifestation of the Jehovah's Witness patient refusing blood transfusion for himself and relatives, even in emergencies, is no not forbidden.
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Authors
Augusto Key Karazawa Takaschima, Thiago Mamôru Sakae, Alexandre Karazawa Takaschima, Renata dos Santos Teodoro Takaschima, Breno José Santiago Bezerra de Lima, Roberto Henrique Benedetti,