Abstract: Blood transfusion safety begins with healthy donors. Blood Donors are deferred for multiple reasons and are not able to donate blood successfully either permanently or temporarily.
Aim is to study the main causes of pre-donation deferral of potentially healthy prospective blood donors in a Teritiary care teaching hospital, Blood Bank unit,
A retrospective analysis of records of the donors from January 2014 to December 2014 was done, in order to find out the rate and causes of deferral in pre-donation period both in male and female donors, in Teritiary care teaching hospital, Blood Bank unit,
Results Of the 1548 donors registered for donation, deferral donors constituted 114 for various reasons and deferral rate was 7.3%. The three most common reasons for deferral were low hemoglobin levels, low body weight, hypertension and alcohol consumption. The deferral rate was higher in the age group of 18-25 years and most common cause was under weight, low hemoglobin level. In 45-55 age group reasons for deferral were hypertension, alcohol consumption and low hemoglobin levels. The most common cause of deferral in our study and in several studies available in the literature are the same.
Out of 114 deferred donors males constituted 89.47% and females were 10.52%. The percentage of deferred donors was 7.3% with majority of them (92.98%) being deferred for temporary reasons. Anemia was the most frequent cause for donor rejection (32.8%). Permanent deferral accounted for 7.01% with hypertension being the most common cause (25%) in this category.
Keywords: Blood donor, deferral, permanent, temporary.
Title: An Analysis of Pre-Donation Deferral Of Blood Donors In A Teritiary Care Teaching Hospital Blood Bank Unit, Tumakur, Karnataka, India,
Author: Dr. Krishna M C, Dr.Sharada.M S, Dr.Harish S G., Dr.Raman M Hulinaykar
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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