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ArticleTransfusion2021

The safety of COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation: A multi-institutional donor hemovigilance study.

Joseph H Cho, Srijana Rajbhandary, Nancy L van Buren, Mark K Fung, Maha Al-Ghafry, Joy L Fridey, Beth A Dy, Alyssa Ziman, George B Schreiber, Richard R Gammon and 7 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Transfusion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Joseph H ChoMedical Sciences Institute, Versiti, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6250-1797
Srijana RajbhandaryDepartment of Research, AABB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Nancy L van BurenInnovative Blood Resources, Division of New York Blood Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1309-9770
Mark K FungDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Vermont Health Network, Burlington, Vermont, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6081-4151
Maha Al-GhafryNew York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA.
Joy L FrideyAmerican Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region, Pomona, California, USA.
Beth A DyAmerican Red Cross Biomedical Services, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Alyssa ZimanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1814-9319
George B SchreiberPlasma Protein Therapeutics Association, Annapolis, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1602-5248
Richard R GammonScientific, Medical, Technical Direction, OneBlood, Orlando, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1175-9579
Rita ReikScientific, Medical, Technical Direction, OneBlood, Orlando, Florida, USA.
James R StubbsDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3270-4913
Camille M van BuskirkDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Hany KamelVitalant, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Mary J TownsendVitalant, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7759-0676
Michelle P ZellerCanadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jerome L GottschallMedical Sciences Institute, Versiti, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
American Red Cross · USMayo Clinic · USMedical College of Wisconsin · USNew York Blood Center · USOneBlood · USVitalant · USAmerican Association of Blood Banks · USCanadian Blood Services · CAUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Vermont · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough the safety and therapeutic efficacy of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) has been extensively evaluated, the safety of CCP donation has not been explored in a multi-institutional context. STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsNine blood collection organizations (BCOs) participated in a multi-institutional donor hemovigilance effort to assess the safety of CCP donation. Donor adverse events (DAEs) were defined according to the Standard for Surveillance of Complications Related to Blood Donation, and severity was assessed using the severity grading tool. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine attributes associated with DAE severity.

resultsThe overall DAE rate was 37.7 per 1000 donations. Repeat apheresis and apheresis-naïve donors experienced adverse event rates of 19.9 and 49.8 per 1000 donations, respectively. Female donors contributed 51.9% of CCP donations with a DAE rate of 49.4 per 1000 donations. The DAE rate for male donors was 27.4 per 1000 donations. Vasovagal reactions accounted for over half of all reported DAEs (51.1%). After adjustment, volume of CCP donated was associated with vasovagal reaction severity (odds ratio [OR] 6.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.5-17.1). Donor age and donation history were also associated with DAE severity. Considerable differences in DAE types and rates were observed across the participating BCOs despite the use of standardized hemovigilance definitions.

conclusionThe safety of CCP donation appears comparable to that of conventional apheresis plasma donation with similar associated risk factors for DAE types and severity.

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Blood DonorsBlood SafetyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPublic Health SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness Indexadverse eventsCCPconvalescent plasmaCOVID-19donor hemovigilance

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PMID34227689
PMCPMC8447310
OpenAlexW3180039506

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