Investigation on the development of blood collection and supply under COVID-19 epidemic / 中国输血杂志

ABSTRACT

【Objective】 To investigate the voluntary blood donation status across China under COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 and the corresponding countermeasures, so as to provide reference for blood center staff. 【Methods】 A questionnaire of Survey of Blood Collection and Supply under COVID-19 Epidemic in 2020 was issued by Blood Donor Mobilization Committee of Chinese Blood Transfusion Association to conduct the data survey on blood collection and supply institutions nationwide. 【Results】 The valid data of 115 cities were collected, and detailed data of whole blood and platelet collection, clinical blood consumption, and measures taken to ensure clinical blood use under COVID-19 epidemic from 2019 to 2020 were obtained. The total volume of whole blood collection in the 115 blood supply institutions in 2020 (13 262 724.36 U)decreased by 4.83% compared with the same period in 2019(13 935 131.5 U), and the total units of platelet collection(1 582 494.5 U)was basically the same as that in 2019(1 581 139.5 U). The total clinical consumption of RBCs from the 115 blood banks in 2020(14 257 441.67 U)decreased by 3.68% compared with that in 2019(1 4801 404.19 U), and the total clinical consumption of platelets(1 738 546.42 U)was basically the same as that in 2019(1 731 037.70 U). With the support of governments at all levels, blood banks have basically guaranteed the clinical blood supply under the epidemic by organizing group blood donation for emergency, making appointments for blood donation, recruiting regular blood donors by phone and text messages, strengthening media publicity and launching haemovigilance. 【Conclusion】 The government attaches great importance to blood safety in public emergencies and plays a leading role. Making appointments for blood donation, recruiting regular blood donors through telephone and text messages and strengthening media publicity play an important role in emergency blood donation. Blood banks should cooperate closely with hospitals to coordinate emergency management of clinical blood, and took various measures to broaden sources and reduce transfusions, so as to effectively guarantee clinical blood supply during the epidemic.