Analysis of Blood Donation in a Tertiary Care Hospital / 대한수혈학회지

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to identify characters of blood donation in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: The study was conducted from 2005 to 2013 at a blood bank in a tertiary hospital. We analyzed data including age, sex, occupation and pre-donation screening tests (ABO/RhD blood grouping, ALT, HBsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV and Serologic tests for syphilis, Anti-HTLV I/II and Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for HBV, HCV and HIV) of blood donors, retrospectively. RESULTS: Of total 2,546 blood donors, 84.3% were male, and 53.8% of donors were in their 20s and 30s. The whole blood collections, apheresis platelet and apheresis granulocyte comprised 59.8%, 36.1 and 4.1% of the total blood donation, respectively. The trends show that the numbers of whole blood donation and apheresis platelet donation decreased. Forty-six cases were deferred by the pre-donation screening tests, mainly ALT >65IU/L. HBsAg was positive in 7 cases (0.27%), Anti-HCV was positive in 2 cases (0.08%) and Anti-HIV was positive in 3 cases (0.12%). CONCLUSION: The donation numbers of apheresis platelet and whole blood decreased, but the number of apheresis granulocyte donation remained steady in this study. Donor deferral rate due to screening tests in a tertiary hospital-based blood bank was similar to those in Korean Red Cross Blood Service center, therefore additional asking health history and screening tests are not required. The blood donation in tertiary hospital-based blood bank is required because of adequate supply requirable blood components for patients including apheresis granulocytes component.