There is a paucity of data for developing countries where blood shortages remain a major concern.A total of 4412 donors were enrolled in the study. Specimens were collected for full blood count, iron, transferrin saturation, and ferritin assessment. Donor demographics were recorded. ID was ...
Red Cross: Need for blood donors is constant Berlin NewsCHRISTINE BARCIA-January 30, 2025 The American Red Cross needs the help of state residents. The need for blood and platelet donations during January's National Blood Donor Month and... ...
PRP is an in-office treatment that takes about an hour and has no recovery or downtime. A blood sample is obtained, platelets are separated from the other elements of the blood like red blood cells, concentrated, then applied into the scalp under painless local anesthesia, and followed by p...
There is a paucity of data for developing countries where blood shortages remain a major concern. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 4412 donors were enrolled in the study. Specimens were collected for full blood count, iron, transferrin saturation, and ferritin assessment. Donor demographics ...
It was seen that donors with A+ ve blood group were mostly deferred. Conclusion: Donor deferral can be reduced by creating awareness, health education and also by administration of Iron --Folic acid supplementation.D'SouzaFatherGalinaFather
M Vimal, S Sowmya, A Nishanthi and G Ramya. Evaluation of Blood Donor Deferral Causes: A Retrospective Study from South India. Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2016; 3 (6):605-11.Vimal M, Sowmya S, Nishanthi A, Ramya G. Evaluation of blood donor deferral causes: a ...
Background: Nucleic acid testing (NAT) of blood donor samples helps in detecting occult infections, shortens the window period and thereby enhances blood safety. Cost of NAT is a limiting factor in developing countries; but,as is universally known, quality always comes at a cost. Aim: To ...
P‐BB‐30 | Donor Return Behavior in South Africa: A Comparison Between Mobile and Fixed Site Blood Drivesdoi:10.1111/trf.134_17554Jagirdar, H.Swanevelder, R.van den Berg, K.Lethola, P.Cockeran, R.Russell, A.Transfusion
This study indicates potential improvement in blood safety with the implementation of a scripted donor interview and has relevance to blood safety in other sub㏒aharan African countries.doi:10.1111/trf.15288Mitchel, JosephineCuster, BrianKaidarova, Zhanna...
Genotype 2 was rare in the patient group and not detected in blood donors. Genotype 1 was the predominant genotype in the younger age groups (less than 30 years), whereas genotype 5a was found at higher proportions in the older age groups for both the patient and blood donor groups, ...