First results of a ferritin-based blood donor deferral policy in the Netherlands
BACKGROUND: Whole blood donors are at risk of becoming iron deficient. To monitor iron stores, Sanquin implemented a new deferral policy based on ferritin levels, in addition to the traditional hemoglobin measurements. METHODS: Ferritin levels are determined in every fifth donation, as well as in all first-time donors. Donors with ferritin levels <15 ng/mL (WHO threshold) are deferred for 12 months; those ≥15 and ≤30 ng/mL for 6 months. The first results were analyzed and are presented here. RESULTS: The results show that 25% of women (N = 20151, 95% CI 24%-25%) and 1.6% of men (N = 10391,... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Vinkenoog , M , van den Hurk , K , van Kraaij , M , van Leeuwen , M & Janssen , M P 2020 , ' First results of a ferritin-based blood donor deferral policy in the Netherlands ' , Transfusion , vol. 60 , no. 8 , pp. 1785-1792 . https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.15906 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26846002 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vumc.nl/en/publications/8d900a2c-63aa-49f4-a66d-5b1abb00daf6 |