Open AccessImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of blood donation and blood safety: Experience from a hospital-based blood center in North India
Author(s) -
Bharat Singh,
Rahul Katharia,
Das Indraneel,
Anubha Srivastava,
Priyadarshi Atul,
Preeti Elhence,
Rajendra Chaudhary
Publication year - 2021
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/ajts.ajts_29_21
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , donation , blood donor , covid-19 , blood collection , blood transfusion , deferral , emergency medicine , prospective cohort study , blood donations , surgery , disease , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , business , accounting , economics , economic growth
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.