Exploring Donor and Product Factors and Their Impact on Red Cell Post-Transfusion Outcomes

The impact of donor characteristics, red cell age, and red cell processing methods on recipient outcomes is an emerging area of research. Knowledge generated from exploring this transfusion continuum has the potential to change the way donors are selected and how donations are processed and stored with important clinical and operational impact. Recently, donor characteristics including age, gender, donation frequency, genetics, and ethnicity have been shown to affect product quality and possibly recipient outcomes.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - July 31, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Shuoyan Ning, Nancy M. Heddle, Jason P. Acker Source Type: research