Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: May | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 538-542
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230562
Blood Donor Deferral Due to Anemia
Omkareshwar Patil1, Dr. Sukesh2, Dr. Jayaprakash C S3
1,2,3Department of Pathology,
1,2Srinivas Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Srinivas University, Mangalore, India
3Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India
Corresponding Author: Omkareshwar Patil
ABSTRACT
Background: The Blood safety is a major issue all over worldwide in transfusion medicine. For this reason, blood donor selection is vital for the safety of donors and recipients as well as for maintaining an adequate blood supply. Detailed evaluation of various causes for the deferral of blood donors may be helpful for medical personnel to limit the barriers that disrupt blood donation. This study aimed to analyze the rate of deferral donors due to anemia and evaluate the various causes of deferral in blood donors to achieve 100% acceptance.
Methods: This is an Observational descriptive record-based study over 1 year. Donor selection criteria were followed according to the National guidelines of blood donation. The donors data was collected from the Donor deferral registry concerning age and Gender. The results are demonstrated as frequency and percentage in the form of tables and graphs.
Result: A total of 9059 donors presented to the blood bank during the study period, 7713 (85.14%) were accepted, and 1346 (14.86%) were deferred. 268 donors were deferred due to Anemia with low hemoglobin, that is 250 (93.29%) were females and 18 (6.71%) were males. All these anemic deferred donors were categorized as moderate 3.35% and 96.65% were mild anemia.
Keywords: Blood donation, Donor deferral, Low Haemoglobin, Anemia.
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