Nevertheless, in this particular case the risk was assumed in favor of the benefit of not transfusing. There are cases of Jehova witnesses where high erythropoietin doses were use in short time intervals as an exceptional measure justified only for this sort of patients and yielded fair results.
Existen reportes de caso de pacientes testigos de Jehová en los cuales se utilizaron dosis altas de eritropoyetina en tiempos cortos, como una medida excepcional y solo justificada en este tipo de pacientes, en donde se obtuvieron buenos resultados.