title: [Possibilities of family blood donation for children and adults].
abstract: Directed donations are refused by the most transfusion services for some reasons. At first, voluntary donation is questionable when relatives will be used as blood donors. This fact leads to a higher risk of infections compared with a third party donation. In some rare instances, directed donations may be necessary or beneficial for the recipient. In all these cases, donors must be selected according to federal and institute guidelines. Production, storage, administration and distribution of blood products determined for a certain recipient require many personnel, material and logistic energy. These results in higher costs which have to be borne by the recipient himself. Cost of directed donations are in contrast to their benefit and in contrast to more cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Transfusionsmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sibrowski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000191:economics*; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten der Familienblutspende bei Kindern und Erwachsenen.