Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Sehlule Vuma

Publications

• Research Article
  Analysis of Reasons for Prospective Blood Donor Deferrals at Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Blood Collection Centre, in Trinidad and Tobago
  Author(s): Sehlule Vuma, Hasina Mayers, George Legall and Angel Alberto Justiz VaillantSehlule Vuma, Hasina Mayers, George Legall and Angel Alberto Justiz Vaillant
  
  Introduction: Blood banks must ensure reliability of blood supplies. However many prospective donors are temporarily deferred due to reasons that are preventable. Objective: To describe the reasons for deferral of prospective blood donors at a local Blood Collection Centre. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive analysis of reasons for deferral of 488 prospective blood donors between April 2011 and May 2012. They were screened using the Pan American Health Organization 2009 guidelines. Haemoglobin was assessed using the Copper sulphate (CuSO4) Method: 293 subjects (60.04%), or HemoCue Hb201+: 195 subjects (39.96%). Results: 179(36.7%) were females aged 18 to 59years. The commonest reason for deferral was high blood pressure: 126donors (25.8%). Others included lack of sleep 27 (5.5%), not eating prior: 5(1.02%), drank alcohol/ smoked prior, 9 (1.84%.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000263

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