Prevalence of Blood Donor Deferrals Due to Low-Level of Hemoglobin
Keywords:
blood donor selection, donation-induced iron deficiency, donor careAbstract
Objective: This was study the data of blood donors who were eligible for blood donation and deferral blood donors based on hemoglobin level.
Method: The retrospective study of blood donor profile was conducted from January 2016 to December 2020 at Regional Blood Center IV, Ratchaburi Province.
Results: Overall, the deferral rate was 1.6 % of total registered donor. Majority of deferred donors were caused by blood donors, having low level of hemoglobin (41.5 %). Female repeat donors with low level of hemoglobin higher deferral rate compared to female first time donors (26.4% VS 12.2 %), and similar finding occurred in male repeat donors with low level of hemoglobin (2.0 %) and male first time donors (0.7 %).
Conclusion: Donor care program is essential for preventing blood donors from developing iron deficiency anemia, especially in blood donors who have low level of hemoglobin must be investigated and get appropriate treatment. If blood donors do not have any health problems, they should be encouraged to donate blood once they return to have normal hemoglobin level and become a regular healthy blood donors thus advocating blood transfusion service to provide safe and adequate blood to patients
References
National Blood Centre, Thai Red Cross Society. Annual report. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Printing House; 2018.
National Blood Centre, Thai Red Cross Society. Standards for blood banks and transfusion services. 4th ed. Bangkok : Udomsuksa Ltd., 2015.
Sutthisakorn U, Wattananonsakul S, Chiewsilp D. A study of blood donation behavior of donor at National Blood Centre, the Thai Red Cross Society. J Hematol Transfus Med. 2014; 3: 251-9.
Schreiber GB, Sharma UK, Wright DJ, et al. Fiest year donation patterns predict long-term commitment for first-time donors. Vox Sang. 2005 ;88(2): 114-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2005.00593.x.
Milman N, Sondergaaed M. Iron stores in male blood donors evaluated by serum ferritin. Transfusion. 2015; 24(6): 464-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1984.24685066801.x.
Phikulsod S, Chiewsilp P. Reformed donor care, the Thai Red Cross Society. J Hemtol Transfus Med. 2015; 25: 3-5.
Brittenham GM. Iron deficiency in whole blood donors. Transfusion 2011; 51(3): 458-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03062.x.
Boulton F. Evidence-based criteria for the care and selection of blood donors, with some comments on the relationship to blood supply, and emphasis on the management of donation-induced iron depletion. Transfus Med 2008; 18(1): 13-27. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2007.00818.x.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
ลิขสิทธิ์บทความเป็นของผู้เขียนบทความ แต่หากผลงานของท่านได้รับการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ลงวารสารแพทย์เขต 4-5 จะคงไว้ซึ่งสิทธิ์ในการตีพิมพ์ครั้งแรกด้วยเหตุที่บทความจะปรากฎในวารสารที่เข้าถึงได้ จึงอนุญาตให้นำบทความในวารสารไปใช้ประโยชน์ได้ในเชิงวิชาการโดยจำเป็นต้องมีการอ้างอิงถึงชื่อวารสารอย่างถูกต้อง แต่ไม่อนุญาตให้นำไปใช้ในเชิงพาณิชย์
