Blood Donation and Adverse Events: A Retrospective Study

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Blood transfusion services are vital and aim toprovide blood and blood products which are safe, readilyavailable and adequate to meet the need of the patient. Aim ofstudy is to estimate the frequency, type of adverse reactionsand interventions that can be taken to reduce this frequency.Materials and Methods: The present study was conductedover duration of 12 months (January 2017 to December2017). This study comprises of 6500 blood donations inwhich 6250 were male and 250 were female donors.4680 were voluntary donors and 1820 were replacementdonors. Overall, 3473 whole blood donations, 2983component donations, and 44 plateletpheresis donationswere considered.Results: Only 43 had some adverse events. Out of these, 15had vasovagal reaction followed by nausea and vomitingcomprising 11 donors. Some less common reactions werehematoma and nerve injury. As compared to whole blooddonation there are less adverse events in cases ofplateletpheresis.Conclusion: Only few donors suffered any adverse eventbut methods should be employed to reduce risks with thehelp of maximum safety measures.