A Study of Causes of Donor Deferral at Tertiary Care Hospital- Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Donors are deferred for several reasons which are related to the safety of the donor as well as the potential threat to the recipient. The present study enlightens various causes of donor deferral which ultimately results in donor loss. Analysis of causes will help in understanding the common health problems of the donor population & also it can guide us to retrieve donor in future. Aims & Objectives: To study the donor deferral rate. To find out various causes of donor deferral & apply relevant findings to modify recruitment strategy for blood donors. Material and Methods: The present retrospective observational study was carried out at blood bank pathology department, Govt. Medical College and Sir T General Hospital Bhavnagar for a period of 6. 5 yrs (01 Jan’10- 30 June '16). Donors were screened according to the standard guidelines of D&C act, DGHS, NACO and deferred accordingly. Data retrieved from computer & records have been tabulated, analyzed & compared with similar studies. Results: In present study donor deferral rate was 2.92%. Frequency of deferral for temporary reasons was 98.51% whereas for permanent reasons was 1.49%. Amongst temporary causes, the commonest one was low Hb (34.87%) in both sexes followed by use of medications (21.26%) in males & underweight (33.23%) in females. Conclusion: Temporary causes of deferral contributed to 98.51 % of total donor deferral. Anemia was the commonest cause in both sexes. A large number of temporarily deferred donors can be recruited back into the donor pool if managed actively. This will also help in maintaining a healthy donor pool in the long run & improvement of efficiency of the donor programme.
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Dr Pragnesh H Shah
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