Donor vigilance: what are we doing about it?
Donor vigilance is the systematic monitoring of adverse reactions and incidents in blood donor care with a view to improving quality and safety for blood donors. Standard international definitions are available for surveillance purposes. In recent years advances have been made in determining risk factors for vasovagal and other adverse reactions to blood donation as well as in evaluating preventive measures. Blood establishments should record all adverse reactions in blood donors. Besides its use for individual donor care, this information can be reviewed within and between organisations to guide policy decisions and research for improving donor care.
Donor Services Unit, Sanquin Blood Supply, CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.wiersum@sanquin.nl
Johanna C
JC
Wiersum-Osselton
Tanneke
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Marijt-van der Kreek
Wim L A M
WL
de Kort
D001782:Blood Donors; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control