19 October 2017 (Thursday) - Blood Donors

There is so much to remember what providing blood for transfusion. Obviously you’ve got to get the group right (dur!). You can’t give Kell-positive blood to females of child-bearing age. And what about CMV-negative blood? Or irradiated blood?

Now there’s another consideration

In this cohort study that included 31 118 patients who received red blood cell transfusions, receipt of a transfusion from a female donor was associated with a statistically significant increase in all-cause mortality among male recipients of red blood cell transfusions but not among female recipients

At the moment units of blood don’t carry any information as to the gender of the donor… I expect they will do soon.
I wonder if donation is equal between the sexes… I wonder if male blood will be at a premium.
Perhaps I should start donating again…


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