{"title":"Donor clinical characteristics and impacts on transfusion recipient outcomes","authors":"Shuoyan Ning , Michelle Zeller , Nancy M. Heddle","doi":"10.1016/j.transci.2024.104012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Clinical characteristics of blood donors may affect short- and long-term outcomes of transfusion recipients. The impact of donor sex and age on recipient outcomes have not yielded consistent results in observational studies. One recently published randomized controlled trial (iTADS) addressing the impact of donor sex on recipient outcomes noted no differences between a female versus male transfusion strategy; a second Canadian multicenter trial has just been funded. Other donor characteristics - including pregnancy history, smoking status, obesity, and chronic illnesses - remain incompletely explored. More robust clinical studies with vein-to-vein capabilities are needed to understand the complex interplay between donors and recipients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49422,"journal":{"name":"Transfusion and Apheresis Science","volume":"63 6","pages":"Article 104012"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transfusion and Apheresis Science","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473050224001836","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HEMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Clinical characteristics of blood donors may affect short- and long-term outcomes of transfusion recipients. The impact of donor sex and age on recipient outcomes have not yielded consistent results in observational studies. One recently published randomized controlled trial (iTADS) addressing the impact of donor sex on recipient outcomes noted no differences between a female versus male transfusion strategy; a second Canadian multicenter trial has just been funded. Other donor characteristics - including pregnancy history, smoking status, obesity, and chronic illnesses - remain incompletely explored. More robust clinical studies with vein-to-vein capabilities are needed to understand the complex interplay between donors and recipients.
期刊介绍:
Transfusion and Apheresis Science brings comprehensive and up-to-date information to physicians and health care professionals involved in the rapidly changing fields of transfusion medicine, hemostasis and apheresis. The journal presents original articles relating to scientific and clinical studies in the areas of immunohematology, transfusion practice, bleeding and thrombotic disorders and both therapeutic and donor apheresis including hematopoietic stem cells. Topics covered include the collection and processing of blood, compatibility testing and guidelines for the use of blood products, as well as screening for and transmission of blood-borne diseases. All areas of apheresis - therapeutic and collection - are also addressed. We would like to specifically encourage allied health professionals in this area to submit manuscripts that relate to improved patient and donor care, technical aspects and educational issues.
Transfusion and Apheresis Science features a "Theme" section which includes, in each issue, a group of papers designed to review a specific topic of current importance in transfusion and hemostasis for the discussion of topical issues specific to apheresis and focuses on the operators'' viewpoint. Another section is "What''s Happening" which provides informal reporting of activities in the field. In addition, brief case reports and Letters to the Editor, as well as reviews of meetings and events of general interest, and a listing of recent patents make the journal a complete source of information for practitioners of transfusion, hemostasis and apheresis science. Immediate dissemination of important information is ensured by the commitment of Transfusion and Apheresis Science to rapid publication of both symposia and submitted papers.