Authors:

Tahani Ali - Nizar Daher

Published in :

Damascus University Journal of Health Sciences - Volume XXVI - First Issue - 2010

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Blood-borne infectious diseases are one of the most difficult to solve in terms of ensuring the safety of blood transfusion, which is often indispensable in many cases. In spite of the many severe procedures, there is still a risk of infection of contagious diseases transmitted blood transfusion despite the negative tests at the moment of donation, as a result of the period of "window serous" and varies from country to country depending on the prevalence of these diseases and safety measures taken in each country.

OBJECTIVE: To emphasize the importance of applying safety measures such as automation and the use of an information program for blood transfusion centers, as well as the selection of donors for medical questioning directed at reducing the residual risk of infection with infectious diseases transmitted by blood through decreasing the rate of positive signs of diseases

Blood transfusion in blood donors.

Methods and Materials: Based on the importance of the safety measures mentioned above in achieving better safety of blood transfusion, these procedures have been implemented at the Damascus University Blood Transfusion Center since the beginning of 2002. To prove the importance of applying these procedures to achieve better safety

Blood transfusion A comparative study of the prevalence of blood-borne infectious diseases among blood donors was carried out at the Damascus University Blood Transfusion Center between two stages