Scarcity of blood and blood products is frequently encountered in health care institutions. Increasing awareness among young people about blood donations can serve as an important pool of potential blood donors for hospitals. Aim: To assess the awareness of blood donations among voluntary and replacement donors. Material And Methods: a prospective study conducted in department of immunohematology and transfusion medicine LD (Lal ded)Hospital a tertiary care hospital In Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India. The study was carried over a period of one year from August 2021 to July 2022. Results: In this present study 64.3% were voluntary donors and 35.7% were replacement donors.22.8% the height percentage among donors show apprehension of weakness after blood donations as the main reason for not donating blood. Followed by other reasons as well. 0.57% as least percentage of donors due to there low hemoglobulin as a reason for not donating blood.This reason was mainly seen among female donors. Conclusion: There is a critical need for training and culture building activities and programs to increase people's awareness and improve their attitude towards blood donation
Introduction Surgery is the cornerstone for the management of giant cell tumors (GCTs). There are no definite guidelines for the management. The purpose of this series was to study the patient demography and results of the surgical intervention for skeletal GCTs in our population. Materials and Methods All the histologically diagnosed cases of GCT of bone from year 2012 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed for patient demographics, site, and grade of the lesion, type of biopsy taken (if any), nature of surgical intervention, and final outcome with respect to complications. Results Seventeen cases of skeletal GCT were diagnosed on histopathology. The mean age at presentation was 31.5 ± 10.9 years with females affected 1.4 times more. Proximal tibia was the most common site (29.4%) followed by distal radius and distal femur in that order. About 58.8% of the lesions were of Campanacci grade 2 and remaining were grade 3 lesions. Ten patients had extended curettage, five had en bloc resection, and one had amputation as the primary treatment. Twenty percent patients (n = 3) had local recurrence of the pathology and one patient developed distant recurrence (lung metastasis). Conclusion Proximal tibia followed by distal radius was the most common site of GCT in our population. The tumor behavior and recurrence cannot be predicted with any grading system. The goal should be salvage of the joint by intralesional curettage, with resection reserved for distal radius GCTs, cases with extensive soft tissue extension or those with destruction of the articular cartilage and joint involvement.
A transfusion transmitted infection (TTI) is any infection that is transmissible from person to- person through parenteral administration of blood or blood products.Blood transfusion carries the risk of transmitting infections like HIV,Hepatitis B,Hepatitis C,syphilis and malaria.So in order to provide safe blood transfusion these mandatory tests need to be done with proper monitoring.Aim To determine the seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections(TTIs) among blood donors. Materials and method The present study was conducted in department of hematology and transfusion medicine, Govt lal ded(LD) hospital Srinagar.Study period was from September 2020 to August 2021.A total number of 7235 donors were screened for HIV,HBV,HCV,Syphlis and malaria by ELISA and NAT test Results Out of 7235 donors, 99.23% were males,0.77% were females.0.98% were reactive for TTI.HBV 0.44%, HCV 0.46%,HIV 0.003% and syphilis 0.08% were the major infections in blood donors. None was positive for malaria. Conclusion Seropositivity of HBV,HIV,HCV,Syphilis and malaria among healthy donors indicates the risk of transfusion transmitted infections during blood transfusion.With the implementation of strict donor criteria and use of sensitive screening tests,it may be possible to reduce the incidence of TTI in the Indian scenario.
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