Screening Blood Donors: Science, Reason, and the Donor History Questionnaire

Edited by A. Eder and C. Bianco
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-3-8055-8594-1
Verlag: S.Karger

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Every day, blood center staff evaluate donor answers to screening questions and have to make decisions about deferrals?-?decisions for which guidance is sometimes lacking. Regulatory recommendations and the donor history questionnaire cover the broad issues, but what about medical conditions that are not addressed? For those that are addressed, what about 'special cases'? What scientific evidence can be referenced in these situations? What background is necessary to understand the rationale behind the screening questions as blood centers deal with the public and with new issues that arise?
This book is an indispensable guide to coping with such questions, offering solid support for medical decisions that protect the safety of both blood donors and recipients. In addition to historical background on the development of screening questions, tightly and less tightly regulated areas of donor screening are discussed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eder, A.

Bianco, C.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Hämatologie, Transfusionsmedizin