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Transfusion-free kidney transplantation in Jehovah’s witnesses: a propensity-score matched cohort study

Key takeaways

This study followed people who refused blood transfusions for religious reasons. It compared their kidney transplants to others who did get blood. It shows a link between the protocol and outcomes, but it is not a random trial.

Who did this work

Betty Chamoun (Hospital Del Mar) · Alexia Jiménez De Parga (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) · Almudena Juez (Hospital Del Mar) · Carla Burballa (Hospital Del Mar) · Anna Buxeda (Hospital Del Mar) · Ignacio Cidraque (Hospital Del Mar) · Dolores Redondo Pachón (Hospital Del Mar) · Albert Francés (Hospital Del Mar) · Lluís Cecchini (Hospital Del Mar) · Jesús Carazo (Hospital Del Mar) · Julio Pascual (Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre) · Marta Crespo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-11-03
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneph.2026.1938525