Thus, 14 per cent of those who donate blood in any given year must replace other donors who have stopped donating. Roughly 25 per cent of those who are health-eligible to donate blood have done so in the last ten years. Literature and survey analyses indicate that donor reaction rates are...
Such rigid regulation around blood donation may seem like a hassle, but it’s key to making sure that donated blood is safe for those receiving it. If you’re eligible to donate blood —38%of Americans are eligible — you’ll be able to make a lifesaving gift to a fellow human in ne...
Given the historical backdrop of the decades of exclusion of sexually active gbMSM from blood donation, this study has the potential not only to inform a process and policy for gbMSM to donate source plasma, a blood product, but also offers opportunities for new relationships between these ...
RESULTS: All donors were eligible to donate on the basis of a predonation capillary Hct of 鈮 38 percent. In venous samples obtained immediately after donation, 36 percent of whole-blood donors had a Hct <38 percent. With correction for a decrease of approximately 2 Hct units during donation...