Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Namrata Paul

Publications

• Research Article
  Pre Donation Deferral a Single Centre Experience
  Author(s): Rahul Vasudev, Supreet Kaur, Abhishek Kumar, Balraj Singh, Namrata Paul, Upamanyu Rampal and Raina TR Rahul Vasudev, Supreet Kaur, Abhishek Kumar, Balraj Singh, Namrata Paul, Upamanyu Rampal and Raina TR
  
  It is well known that quite a large number of apparently healthy donors are not able to donate blood successfully because of varied reasons. These donors are deferred temporarily or permanently. The aim of the study was to analyze the Incidence of Blood Donor deferral and its various causes and use this information as a guide for promoting Voluntary Blood donation. All the Blood donors reporting at our Blood Bank in last 6 months period were analyzed retrospectively. Data of all the donors deferred due to various causes was analyzed at our Transfusion Medicine Centre. There were 7253 donors, of which 524 donors were deferred (7.22%) for various reasons. Of the 7253 donors registered for donation, females constituted only 8.6%. And deferral rate was about six times more for female (29.05%) compared to male (5.18%). The three most common reasons for deferral low hemoglobin levels, chron.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000356

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