A single-centre study of vasovagal reaction in blood donors: Influence of age, sex, donation status, weight, total blood volume and volume of blood collected

Context: Vasovagal reactions (VVRs) in blood donors. Aim: To find an association of age, sex, donation status, weight, total blood volume and volume of blood collected with occurrence of immediate VVR. Settings and Design: Retrospective single-centre study. Materials and Methods: The study was condu...

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Published in:Asian journal of transfusion science 2014-01, Vol.8 (1), p.43-46
Main Authors: Philip, Joseph, Sarkar, R, Jain, Neelesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood donor
Fainting
first-time donors
Original
total blood volume
vasovagal reaction
volume of blood collected
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Summary:Context: Vasovagal reactions (VVRs) in blood donors. Aim: To find an association of age, sex, donation status, weight, total blood volume and volume of blood collected with occurrence of immediate VVR. Settings and Design: Retrospective single-centre study. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted from March 2000 to November 2010 at a tertiary care blood transfusion centre. All VVRs with or without syncope occurring during or at the end of donation were noted. Statistical Analysis Used: For qualitative association, c 2 -test was used. Unpaired ′t′ test was used for assessing difference between two groups with respect to VVR status. Simultaneous impact of all risk factors was assessed using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The data entry software SPSS (version 17.0) was used for statistical analysis. A P-value
ISSN:0973-6247
1998-3565
DOI:10.4103/0973-6247.126690