Donor Selection Flashcards
What information is requested during donor registration?
Donor First and Last name and middle initial or name
Date of Birth
Unique identifying number
Contact information
What’s the minimum age to be a donor?
16 or whatever state law states
Whats the minimum weight to be a donor?
50kg or 110 lbs
Weight may be self reported unless doing a plasmapheresis collection
What education materials are required to be given to the donor?
Infectious diseases transmitted by blood donation and the importance of providing accurate info
- Must not donate for HIV disease testing
- Must notify if they believe their blood is suitable
- Iron deficiency
- Must acknowledge
What is the donor consent?
Must be signed the day of donation Must be understandable Informed of risk of procedure Info on Inf. disease test provide and mandated reporting if positive Must be able to ask questions
What does AABB and FDA require for autologous donor?
A prescription or order from the patient’s physician to collect autologous blood Minimum hgb concentration of 11 g/dL (hct 33%) Collect unit(s) at least 72 hours before surgery or transfusion Defer donor for conditions presenting risk of bacteremia The unit is reserved for the donor-patient only, no “crossing over” into the regular blood supply
What testing is required on Autologous units?
Autologous units receive the same testing as allogeneic units if they are transfused outside the collection facility. There are still hospitals that have their own donor services and if drawn and transfused under the same roof, only ABO/Rh testing is mandatory.
Only required once every 30 days.
*If any test results are reactive, the patient’s physician and donor-patient must be notified.
Can autologous units be drawn from patients of known infectious disease testing?
Yes but depends on SOP of collection center and if hospital will accept known positive units
How many days before surgery should auto units be collected?
3 days or 72 hours
What pretransfusion testing is required for Auto donations?
Only ABO/RH is required however its good idea to do ABS in case patient needs bank units
What are the risk of transfusion auto units?
Bacterial contamination Cytokine mediated reactions circulatory overload TRALI ABO incompatibility due to identification error
What is a designated donor?
Patient needs blood from a specific donor for medical reasons
- Multiple antibodies or high incidence
- Neonate with NAIT required PLT from mother
What are the requirements for designated donors?
Request from pt’s Dr. and approval from Donor center Dr.
Donor must meet all allogenic donor requirements
Can donate every 3 days if Hgb level meets requirement
Frequent donors only need testing done on the 1st donation in each 30 day period
What are directed donors?
Patients may request a specific person to donate for them
Directed units may cross over into general inventory if not used by the patient
Must meet same qualifications as allo donors
What is therapeutic phlebotomy?
removal of whole blood to decrease elevated iron stores to decrease iron toxicity such as liver, cardiac, and endocrine gland function
Only performed with a Dr. order
According to the standards when can therapeutic units be used for allo donation?
Individual meets all allogenic criteria and unit is labeled with donor disease
or if patient has HH or other FDA approved condition
What is Hemochromatosis?
gene results in increased Iron absorption form GI tract
Iron toxicity results in liver disease, diabetes, and gonadal and cardiac dysfunction.
People usually donate once per week until iron stores are depleted and then every 3-4 months to maintain normal ferritin levels.
What changes can be made to the DHQ?
Minor changes that are more restrictive
add local questions but must be at the end
How long is the deferral for pregnancy?
6 weeks after pregnant
1st and 2nd trimester terminations have no deferral
How long is the deferral for receipt of blood component?
12 month deferral for blood components, human tissue, and plasma derived clotting factor concentrates
How long is the deferral for family hx of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)?
Indefinite
Includes receipt of dura mate or pituitary growth hormone of human origin
10-15% of cases are familial
What is CJD?
rare degenerative fatal brain disease caused by prions
Long incubation, appears in 60’s and fatal in a year
Belongs to a class of brain disorders called transmissible spongiform encephalopahthies (TSE)
What drugs are teratogens or risk to fetus?
Etretinate* (Tegison) - permenant Acitretin* (Soriatane) Dutasteride* (Avodart, Jaylyn) Finasteride*(Proscar, Propecia) or Isotretinoin* (Accutane)
How long is the deferral for Finasteride* (Proscar, Propecia) or Isotretinoin* (Accutane)? (Used for treatment of acne, hair loss or prostate)
1 month
How long is the deferral for Etretinate* (Tegison)? (Treatment for Psoriasis)
Permenant - Eternity
How long is the deferral for HBIG
1 year
This is given after blood exposure and is different than the hep b vaccine which has no deferral
How long is the deferral for Dutasteride* (Avodart, Jaylyn)?
6 months
What drugs inhibit platelet function and cannot be used as sole source of platelets?
Aspirin and piroxicam (Feldene) = 48 hrs
Prasugrel (Effient) and Ticagrelor (Brilinta) = 7 days
Clopidogrel (Plavix), Ticlopidine (Ticlid) and Vorapaxar (Zontivity) = 14 days
What is the deferral for Warfarin and Heparin?
7 days for plasma products for transfusion
What is the deferral for bovine insulin manufactured in the UK?
Indefinite deferral because no reliable test for CJD