[How healthy are our blood donors? Result of a liver screening in voluntary blood donors of Blutspendedienst Innsbruck].
A screening of hepatic function and HBs-antigen, made in 22344 voluntary blood donors in the bloodbank of Innsbruck, gave the following results: 0,33% HBs-AG negative donors were found to have pathological liverfunctiontests. Overweight and alcohol would be established as the most important etiological factors. 0,4% of the donors are carriers of the HBs-antigen. A control examination after 2 years showed a persistence of that antigenemia. Antigen carriers are requested to have regular examinations. Since HBs-AG positive hepatitis is not only transferred by blood and blood-constituents, it would be important to use the same screening methods applied in the blood donor organisation throughout any hospital area, to reduce the incidence of this disease.
D000437:Alcoholism; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001317:Austria; D001771:Blood Banks; D001782:Blood Donors; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity; D009790:Occupations; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases
Wie gesund sind unsere Blutspender? Ergebnis eines Leberscreening bei den freiwilligen Blutspendern des Blutspendedienstes Innsbruck