When are infection risks of blood transfusion tolerable? Towards understanding the ethical views of stakeholders in the blood supply.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The perception of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) is sensitive to various concerns besides the probability and impact of infection, and some of these concerns may be ethically relevant. This paper aims to advance thinking about blood safety policies by exploring and explaining stakeholders' reasons to consider TTI risks tolerable or intolerable. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Inspired by critical empirical ethics and phenomenological hermeneutics, we held interviews and focus group discussions to explore the moral experience of policymakers, hematologists, blood donors and recipients. Respondents were invited to discuss general concerns about the blood supply, to address the tolerability of TTI risks compared with other hazards and to comment on the costs of bloo

SUBMITTER: Kramer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6851576 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature