The evaluation of blood donor deferral causes.
Safety of blood and blood products is a major problem all over the world. Screening for the markers of infectious diseases is an incomplete solution. One of the most important steps in improving the safety of blood and blood products is donor selection. In this study, causes of donor deferral were evaluated retrospectively in the blood center of a children's hospital. Analysis of the deferrals showed that the most commonly defined causes were recent sexual exposure in high-risk activity, recent ingestion of medication, low hemoglobin level, abnormal blood pressure, being underweight, tattoos, piercing or acupuncture in the preceding 6 months, recent history of infection and presenting for a subsequent donation too soon, elevation of transaminases, presence of the markers of the infectious diseases.
Gülen
Hüseyin
H
Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Clinics of Hematology-Oncology, Izmir, Turkey. huseyingulen@hotmail.com
Tüzün
Funda
F
Ayhan
Yüce
Y
Erbay
Ayse
A
Oztürk
Ercan
E
Inan
Seyhan
S
Vergin
Canan
C
D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction