A European survey on donor deferral for allergy: Rationale and initial results of a survey in 35 countries

Allergy accounts to near 0.5% of all reported transfusion adverse events. The responsibility of blood components themselves and – therefore – of blood donors is still questioned. The European Community undertook a large international survey to address the consistency and homogeneity of medical selec...

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Published in:Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Société française de transfusion sanguine 2017-02, Vol.24 (1), p.34-35
Main Authors: Garraud, O., Martin, C., Haddad, A., Bagge Hansen, M., Rautmann, G., MacLennan, S., Norda, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adverse event
Allergy
Blood donor
Hemovigilance
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Summary:Allergy accounts to near 0.5% of all reported transfusion adverse events. The responsibility of blood components themselves and – therefore – of blood donors is still questioned. The European Community undertook a large international survey to address the consistency and homogeneity of medical selection of blood donors with regard to the risk of allergy, and especially of transferring allergy to recipients. This short report presents the salient points of the survey, stressing that there is inconsistency in addressing the allergy question within countries or systems, with paths of improvement.
ISSN:1246-7820
1953-8022
DOI:10.1016/j.tracli.2016.12.001