Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India

INTRODUCTION: Although coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic does not result in increased blood needs, blood supply can be considerably compromised due to the unavailability of blood donors. The objective was to share our experience about blood donation patterns and concerns on blood safety d...

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Autores principales:	Singh Bharat, Katharia Rahul, Das Indraneel, Srivastava Anubha, Priyadarshi Atul, Elhence Preeti, Chaudhary Rajendra
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021
Materias:	blood donor deferral blood donor management blood safety blood supply coronavirus disease-2019 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs RC633-647.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:123a67e971fe4eea9cae61886025e49d2021-11-12T10:08:28ZImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India0973-62471998-356510.4103/ajts.ajts_29_21https://doaj.org/article/123a67e971fe4eea9cae61886025e49d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2021;volume=15;issue=2;spage=119;epage=124;aulast=Bharathttps://doaj.org/toc/0973-6247https://doaj.org/toc/1998-3565INTRODUCTION: Although coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic does not result in increased blood needs, blood supply can be considerably compromised due to the unavailability of blood donors. The objective was to share our experience about blood donation patterns and concerns on blood safety during COVID-19 pandemic in India.METHODS: This was a retrospective study of approximately 4.5 months of data including both lockdown period (LD) and LD phases. LD phase was further subdivided into four phases of varying durations. Data of blood collected and various reasons for deferral of prospective donors were analyzed. The effectiveness of mitigation strategies adopted to maintain adequate blood inventory was also assessed. Events in transfusion services during the LD were compared with the pre-LD (P-LD) phase.RESULTS: The mean collection per day for WB and SDP was reduced by 70% and 50%, respectively, compared to pre-LD. Approximately 23% of WB and 27% of SDPs were collected on an appointment basis during LD. The proportion of indoor voluntary blood donation was increased by 7–8 times during LD compared to P-LD. Approximately 2% of total prospective donors screened were deferred after thermal scanning and due to risk of being infected with COVID-19. Donor deferrals due to high-risk behavior increased significantly in the LD phase compared to P-LD period.CONCLUSION: COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety. Transfusion services must develop appropriate plans to respond efficiently to various challenges posed by such pandemics.Singh BharatKatharia RahulDas IndraneelSrivastava AnubhaPriyadarshi AtulElhence PreetiChaudhary RajendraWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticleblood donor deferralblood donor managementblood safetyblood supplycoronavirus disease-2019Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organsRC633-647.5ENAsian Journal of Transfusion Science, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 119-124 (2021)
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spellingShingle	blood donor deferral blood donor management blood safety blood supply coronavirus disease-2019 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs RC633-647.5 Singh Bharat Katharia Rahul Das Indraneel Srivastava Anubha Priyadarshi Atul Elhence Preeti Chaudhary Rajendra Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
description	INTRODUCTION: Although coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic does not result in increased blood needs, blood supply can be considerably compromised due to the unavailability of blood donors. The objective was to share our experience about blood donation patterns and concerns on blood safety during COVID-19 pandemic in India.METHODS: This was a retrospective study of approximately 4.5 months of data including both lockdown period (LD) and LD phases. LD phase was further subdivided into four phases of varying durations. Data of blood collected and various reasons for deferral of prospective donors were analyzed. The effectiveness of mitigation strategies adopted to maintain adequate blood inventory was also assessed. Events in transfusion services during the LD were compared with the pre-LD (P-LD) phase.RESULTS: The mean collection per day for WB and SDP was reduced by 70% and 50%, respectively, compared to pre-LD. Approximately 23% of WB and 27% of SDPs were collected on an appointment basis during LD. The proportion of indoor voluntary blood donation was increased by 7–8 times during LD compared to P-LD. Approximately 2% of total prospective donors screened were deferred after thermal scanning and due to risk of being infected with COVID-19. Donor deferrals due to high-risk behavior increased significantly in the LD phase compared to P-LD period.CONCLUSION: COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety. Transfusion services must develop appropriate plans to respond efficiently to various challenges posed by such pandemics.
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author	Singh Bharat Katharia Rahul Das Indraneel Srivastava Anubha Priyadarshi Atul Elhence Preeti Chaudhary Rajendra
author_facet	Singh Bharat Katharia Rahul Das Indraneel Srivastava Anubha Priyadarshi Atul Elhence Preeti Chaudhary Rajendra
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title	Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
title_short	Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
title_full	Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
title_fullStr	Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
title_sort	impact of covid-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: experience from a hospital-based blood center in north india
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/123a67e971fe4eea9cae61886025e49d
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India

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