title: Prevalence of blood donor iron deficiency and feasibility ferritin-based iron replacement: a blood collection agency-based study.
abstract: Iron depletion is high in frequent whole-blood donors. It is of interest to blood centres to develop ways to mitigate this risk while maintaining the current blood supply. Our feasibility study shows that blood collection agencies can measure iron stores and safely offer iron replacement in frequent blood donors with low ferritin to reduce the risk of iron depletion and future donor deferrals for low haemoglobin.
authors.affiliation: Innovative Blood Resources/Memorial Blood Centers, St Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorlin
authors.affiliation: Americas Blood Centers, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: Innovative Blood Resources/Memorial Blood Centers, St Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elsmore
authors.affiliation: Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, IA, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirbach
authors.affiliation: Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.affiliation: Innovative Blood Resources/Memorial Blood Centers, St Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hove
authors.affiliation: Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, IA, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Black
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walsh-Jahnke
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001782:Blood Donors; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins
keywords: blood collection; blood donation testing; donor health; donors; ferritin haemoglobin measurement; iron replacement