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Incidence and severity of adverse events among platelet donors: A three-year retrospective study.

Hamdan Almutairi, Mahmoud Salam, Khalid Batarfi, Dima Alharbi, Faisal Wani, Adel Almutairi, Bushra Al-Shammari, Khaled Al-Surimi

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 5 countries.

Hamdan AlmutairiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Mahmoud SalamKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4262-4201
Khalid BatarfiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Dima AlharbiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Faisal WaniDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Adel AlmutairiKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bushra Al-ShammariDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Khaled Al-SurimiDepartment of Health System Management, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Apple (Israel) · ILKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractAdverse events (AEs) are unfortunate consequences of platelet donation. This study reports the incidence and severity of AEs and the associated risk factors in platelet donation at a major blood donation center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.A review of donation records was conducted between 2014 and 2017. Eligible study participants were 5007 platelet donors who had donated 7969 times. Each donation was accounted for as a single study subject. Participants' characteristics were described and analyzed as potential contributing factors to adverse events.The average age of platelet donors was 30.0±7.3 years. First-time donors comprised (n = 3,100, 61.9%) of the sample, and 1907 (38.1%) were multiple donors (periodic/routine). Their average BMI was 28.6 ± 4.9 kg/m2. Most donors have blood type "O" and Rheo "positive". The range of blood volume processed was 0 to 5273 ml, while the procedure duration ranged from 0 to 90 minutes. The average platelet yield was 3.8 ± 3.5 ∗1011 platelets per unit, and the average collected volume was 257.6 ± 86.1 ml. Incidence of AEs was 4.2%, of which 91.3% were mild and 8.7% were severe. AEs were vascular injuries (65.3%), vasovagal reactions (11.6%), and citrate toxicity (5.3%). AEs were associated with first-time donation, adj.OR (95%CI) = 1.5 (1.1-1.8) and lower BMI, adj. OR (95% CI) = 1.4 (1.1-1.8). Citrate toxicity was present in severe forms, unlike vascular injuries and vasovagal reactions that tended to be milder. Donors with hemoglobin levels above 16 g/dl, adj. OR (95% CI) = 1.3 (1.1-1.7) and platelet levels below 250,000, adj. OR (95% CI) = 1.3 (1.1-1.6) were more likely to contract AEs than others.Reporting adverse events is essential to establish a benchmark for the annual incidence rates to be compared against local and international figures. Blood donor centers should also take notice of blood donors characteristics that are associated with higher incidence and more severe forms of AEs during or after platelet donation.

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Blood DonorsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMalePlateletpheresisPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSaudi ArabiaSeverity of Illness IndexSyncope, Vasovagal

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