Profile of apheresis donors at Professor Alberto Antunes University Hospital of the Federal University of Alagoas

• Published in: Medicina (Sao Paulo. 197?) Vol. 54; no. 2
• Main Authors: Loureiro, Laís Pereira Leite de Araújo, Zielak, Sthephanie de Lima, Almeida, Ingryd Leylane de Holanda Galvão, Barbosa, Kledson Lopes, Araújo, Cinthya Pereira Leite Costa de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo 01-10-2021
• Subjects: Adverse events in the apheresis donations; Apheresis for donation; Apheresis supply; Therapeutic apheresis; Transfusion reaction
• DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2021.168490
• EISSN: 2176-7262
• ISSN: 0076-6046

Hemotherapy services play a key role in attracting donors and providing safe blood to the population. The apheresis platelet collection procedure is a relatively simple, safe and important procedure for increasing the stocks of these services. However, the recruitment and retention of these donors still represent a major challenge. Objective: Evaluating the profile of donors of blood components by apheresis in the Transfusion Unit of Professor Alberto Antunes University Hospital - UFAL, as well as knowing the hematological parameters pre- and post-donation, the occurrence of the main adverse events related to the procedure and the difficulties faced by the donor. Method: This was a cross-sectional observational study. We analyzed a total of 160 forms of apheresis donors from March 2017 to June 2018. The data were tabulated using the Excel program, and then analyzed in order to determinethe objectives. Results: Most donors were male (93.13%), aged between 25 and 40 years (48.75%) and brown (25.62%). There was a slight prevalence of singles (49.37%) and 73.75% were from Maceió. The most prevalent ABO and Rh phenotyping was O+ (39.3%). Most of the procedures were simple platelet collection (75.60%) and the occurrence of adverse events during donations was 30.63%. Conclusion: Evaluation of apheresis donor profile and the knowledge of the possible side effects related to the procedure provided a better understanding of this type of donation and may improve the capture and retention processes of these individuals, minimizing the effects of lack of blood for Alagoana population.