Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Department of Pathology, SDU Medical College, Kolar, Karnataka, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Blood Donor Deferral Pattern in Rural Teaching Hospital: An Institutional Study
  Author(s): Gaurav Khichariya, Subhashish Das, R Kalyani, P N Sreeramulu and K Manjula
  
  Introduction: The scarcity of blood donors has always been a major concern for blood banks. Blood Transfusion Services is an important and fundamental part of National Health Services. This study was conducted to identify the donors who are deferred temporarily and what are the reasons to be corrected, to inform them and recruit them later as voluntary, regular non remunerative blood donors. Objectives: To analyse the incidence of deferral and its pattern among the blood donors in a teaching hospital of rural India. Materials and Methods: This study includes all the voluntary donors and replacement donors. After measuring the weight of donor 350 ml or 450 ml of blood was collected. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) based on the National guidelines were used for donor deferral and selection. A Medical Officer asked their medical history then examined briefly the temperature, blood p.. View more»
  

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