[Promotion of the blood donation in a hospital: comparison of two approaches].
BACKGROUND
Our purpose was to evaluate the results of the promotion of blood donation in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation (SCT) and to compare it with this promotion in remaining in-patients.


METHODS
The hematologist and the blood bank staff informed the patient undergoing SCT about the need for transfusions. Donors were selected for blood or platelet donation. In remaining in-patients, promotion was performed by the blood bank staff by interviewing patients.


RESULTS
Between January 2000 and May 2001, 48 SCT patients were included: 41 (85%) yielded 453 possible donors. Of them, 306 donated blood, 77 platelets and 82 were excluded. The number of donations was 484 (389 whole blood and 105 platelets), and 25% (n = 98) of patients donated blood subsequently. Among in-patients 1,950 interviews were carried out: 533 (27.3%) yielded 901 donors (p < 0.001). Overall, 1,146 blood donations were obtained and 15% (135) of these donors donated blood subsequently (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Collaboration of the hematologist in the promotion of blood donation leads to an increase in the rate and frequency of donations.
Sancho
Juan Manuel
JM
Centre de Transfusió i Banc de Teixits. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Badalona. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Spain. juanmasancho@mixmail.com
Pujol
Misericordia
M
Ribera
Josep Maria
JM
Cortel
Gala
G
Profitós
Joan
J
Millá
Fuensanta
F
D001771:Blood Banks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans