Whole blood donor behavior and availability after deferral: Consequences of a new ferritin monitoring policy
- Spekman, Marloes L C
- Ramondt, Steven
- Sweegers, Maike G
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND: To prevent (negative consequences of) temporary deferral due to low hemoglobin, the Dutch national blood service Sanquin introduced a ferritin monitoring policy in 2017. Ferritin is measured after the donation (as opposed to before donation for hemoglobin), and low ferritin levels lead to deferral of 6 (ferritin 15-30 ng/mL) or 12 months (ferritin <15 ng/mL). We explored the consequences of this policy on donor behavior and availability. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: We included all Dutch whole blood donors who made a donation (attempt) between 13 November and 31 December 2017. At that point, the ferritin monitoring policy was randomly implemented in 8 of 29 regional clusters of collection centers. We extracted information from Sanq...
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