Help Support Bloodless Medicine Protocols

February 2024

Questions continue to come up about “bloodless medicine” to manage anemia when using blood products isn’t an option.

For example, Jehovah’s Witnesses usually don’t accept transfusions of major blood components due to religious beliefs. This includes red or white blood cells, platelets, or plasma.

But their preferences for blood fractions may vary. Many patients are okay with albumin, clotting factors, IVIG, etc.

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