Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation: Waning Indications in an Era of Improved Blood Safety

A downward trend in preoperative autologous donation (PAD) continues in Europe and the Americas, with many jurisdictions only funding medically-necessary collections at present. This is the result of decreasing real and perceived residual risks of allogeneic transfusion-transmitted disease and the declining need for transfusion due to patient blood management, which have also led to escalating logistical and cost constraints for PAD programs.We outline collection trends in North America, Europe and Latin America, and review the benefits, risks, effectiveness and safety of PAD.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - May 6, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Ralph Vassallo, Mindy Goldman, Marc Germain, Miguel Lozano, for the BEST Collaborative Source Type: research