Sangue seguro: mito ou realidade?

Araújo, Evaldo Stanislau Affonso de; Barone, Antonio

doi:10.1590/s1516-84842008000500004

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“…In the interests of both the transfused patient and the physician who prescribes treatment, a high level of concern for the safety of blood transfusion is essential in to reduce risks. ( 2 ) Hemotherapy is characterized by the development and adoption of new technology to minimize transfusion risk and especially to prevent the spread of infectious agents.…”

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Confidential unit exclusion at the regional blood bank in Montes Claros

Maia¹,

Ruas²,

Urias³

2011

Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter.

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ObjectiveThis study aimed at analyzing the rate of self-exclusion at the Regional Blood Bank in Montes Claros.MethodsData of self-excluding donors from August 2008 to August 2010 were analyzed. The following variables were considered: age, marital status, gender, ethnical background, blood group, Rh factor, number of donations, type of donation and serologic results.ResultsDuring the analyzed period, 34,778 individuals donated blood, 215 (0.62%) of which were self-excluded; 12% of donors did not answer, 6.3% ballots were spoilt and 13.6% of the responses were considered non-compliant. The profile of the donors was: male (81.9%), single (50.7%), aged between 19 and 29 years old (52.1%), Mulatto (48.3%), blood group O (32.1%) and positive Rh (32.1%). Most individuals were donating for the 2ndto 5th time (43.7%) and had negative serology (94.4%).ConclusionIt was not evident that self-excluding donors had higher rates of seropositivity.

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confidence: 99%