Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway
Kathrine M Neuman Johnsen,1,2 Karin Magnussen,3 Christian Erstad,3 Sadaf Nabi Bhatti,4 Lise Sofie H Nissen-Meyer2 1Center for Laboratory Medicine and Blood Bank, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway; 2Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 3Department of Immunology and T...
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| description | Kathrine M Neuman Johnsen,1,2 Karin Magnussen,3 Christian Erstad,3 Sadaf Nabi Bhatti,4 Lise Sofie H Nissen-Meyer2 1Center for Laboratory Medicine and Blood Bank, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway; 2Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 3Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway; 4Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, NorwayCorrespondence: Kathrine M Neuman Johnsen, Østfold Hospital Trust, P.O. Box 300, Grålum, 1714, Norway, Tel +47 669868410 ; +4796090859, Email Kathrine.M.Neuman.Johnsen@so-hf.noPurpose: In Norway, blood donors using antihypertensive medication were deferred until 2015. Following revision of the national directive, these donors could be allowed, providing stable dose for at least 3 months, adequate blood pressure control and no adverse effects caused by the therapy. The new practice was evaluated by a quality study where the major aim was to establish whether donations from blood donors on antihypertensive medication pose a risk to the donor. The risk was assessed by counting the number and categorizing the adverse events related to blood donation. In addition, the quantitative effect of including these donors was calculated.Subjects and Methods: In this retrospective quality study, blood donors on antihypertensive therapy were recruited from four different blood centers to fill out a questionnaire. A total of 265 donors answered questions regarding their health status, type of medication used, and adverse events connected to blood donation both before and after starting the therapy.Results: No severe adverse events were observed in donors on antihypertensive medications. The amount of mild adverse events, as exhibited by only 7 persons (0.46%) in this donor population, was the same as for donors without hypertensive treatment.Conclusion: Blood donation from persons on antihypertensive therapy poses no extra risk of severe adverse events, given the use of screening criteria to identify and bleed only low-risk donors.Keywords: donor safety, hemovigilance, hypertension, deferral |
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| spelling | doaj.art-575259c116e342f58a92cc28e2d5416c2023-05-04T19:14:20ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Blood Medicine1179-27362023-05-01Volume 1433734383463Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East NorwayJohnsen KMNMagnussen KErstad CBhatti SNNissen-Meyer LSHKathrine M Neuman Johnsen,1,2 Karin Magnussen,3 Christian Erstad,3 Sadaf Nabi Bhatti,4 Lise Sofie H Nissen-Meyer2 1Center for Laboratory Medicine and Blood Bank, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway; 2Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 3Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway; 4Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, NorwayCorrespondence: Kathrine M Neuman Johnsen, Østfold Hospital Trust, P.O. Box 300, Grålum, 1714, Norway, Tel +47 669868410 ; +4796090859, Email Kathrine.M.Neuman.Johnsen@so-hf.noPurpose: In Norway, blood donors using antihypertensive medication were deferred until 2015. Following revision of the national directive, these donors could be allowed, providing stable dose for at least 3 months, adequate blood pressure control and no adverse effects caused by the therapy. The new practice was evaluated by a quality study where the major aim was to establish whether donations from blood donors on antihypertensive medication pose a risk to the donor. The risk was assessed by counting the number and categorizing the adverse events related to blood donation. In addition, the quantitative effect of including these donors was calculated.Subjects and Methods: In this retrospective quality study, blood donors on antihypertensive therapy were recruited from four different blood centers to fill out a questionnaire. A total of 265 donors answered questions regarding their health status, type of medication used, and adverse events connected to blood donation both before and after starting the therapy.Results: No severe adverse events were observed in donors on antihypertensive medications. The amount of mild adverse events, as exhibited by only 7 persons (0.46%) in this donor population, was the same as for donors without hypertensive treatment.Conclusion: Blood donation from persons on antihypertensive therapy poses no extra risk of severe adverse events, given the use of screening criteria to identify and bleed only low-risk donors.Keywords: donor safety, hemovigilance, hypertension, deferralhttps://www.dovepress.com/safe-blood-donation-from-donors-using-antihypertensive-medication-a-mu-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JBMdonor safetyhemovigilancehypertensiondeferral |
| spellingShingle | Johnsen KMN Magnussen K Erstad C Bhatti SN Nissen-Meyer LSH Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway Journal of Blood Medicine donor safety hemovigilance hypertension deferral |
| title | Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway |
| title_full | Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway |
| title_fullStr | Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway |
| title_short | Safe Blood Donation from Donors Using Antihypertensive Medication. A Multi-Center Retrospective Quality Study from South-East Norway |
| title_sort | safe blood donation from donors using antihypertensive medication a multi center retrospective quality study from south east norway |
| topic | donor safety hemovigilance hypertension deferral |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/safe-blood-donation-from-donors-using-antihypertensive-medication-a-mu-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JBM |
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