Open AccessDonor deferral due to anemia: A tertiary care center-based study
Author(s) -
Shalini Bahadur,
Mukta Pujani,
Manjula Jain
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.76001
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , hemoglobin , blood donor , surgery , prospective cohort study , immunology
The minimum hemoglobin cutoff for blood donation in India is 12.5 gm% for both male and female donors and the minimum donation interval is 3 months. Donation of one unit of blood results in decrease in hemoglobin by 1 gm% and loss of 200-250 mg of iron. Donor deferral due to anemia is one of the major reasons of temporary rejection of blood donors. In the absence of further workup or advise, it results in loss of valuable donor base.