Study of Adverse Donor Reactions in Whole Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim: To estimate the frequency, severity & association of adverse events occurring in whole blood donors. And to assess the predisposing risk factors of these adverse events Materials & Methods: The present study is a one year hospital based cross-sectional study & the donors who developed adverse reactions were categorized with respect to: age, sex, hemoglobin, type of donor, & place of donation. Results: During this one year study period, a total of 35256 donors donated blood, out of which 1928 (5.5 %) donors experienced donation related adverse effects. Reaction rate among male & female donors were 5.3% (1730/23928) & 8.5 % (198/2328) respectively. Most of the donors 90.6 % (1746/ 1828) who experienced adverse donor reactions belong to the younger age groups. Age & gender had a significant effect on rate of reaction (p <0.0001). Higher rate of adverse reactions 7.9 % (562/7050) was observed in donors with hemoglobin in the range of 12.5 – 13.4 g/dl. Also Significantly higher (p <0.01) rate of adverse reactions was observed among 1st time donors 8.7% (1376/15866), replacement donors 6.6% (1048/15864) & donors who donated blood in outside donation camps 6.1% (426/7052). Summary & Conclusion: Donation related adverse reactions are multifactorial determined by age, sex, hemoglobin, type & status of donor & place of donation. Our study reinforces that blood donation is a safe procedure which could be made even more event free by analyzing adverse events, identifying the donors at risk of donor reactions and adopting appropriate donor motivational strategies, pre-donation counseling, and care during and after donation, strict adherence to guidelines in donor examination & selection.
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Rubiya Ryhan
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