Retrospective analysis of capillary hemoglobin recovery in nearly 1 200 000 blood donor returns.

ABSTRACT: Measuring the concentration of capillary hemoglobin (cHb) is a standard procedure before blood donation. To further assess the time period needed for cHb recovery after blood donation and to have a more in-depth understanding of features of recovery, we used data-mining tools in a large, retrospective data pool containing all 1 163 524 donor returns that took place in Finland in 2010 to 2015. The results show that the average recovery times for cHb to return back to the level preceding donation were substantially longer, over 200 days in all age groups, than were the minimum allowed donation intervals. cHb recovery was especially poor in women under the age of 30 who returned to donate soon after the minimum allowed donation interval. It was of interest that frequent donors recovered subst

SUBMITTER: Niittymaki P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5737591 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature