All blood discard does not amount to blood wastage—A critical technical reappraisal
Misinterpretation of data on discarding as wastage by technical personnel, policymakers, media and the public at large can lead to a trust deficit in transfusion services. Adoption of these distinctions and metrics will improve transparency, resource management and public confidence in blood services.
Authors
- Ratti Ram Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7415-4665)
- Sangeeta Kumari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-0452)
- Suchet Sachdev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6179-4885)
- Priyadarsini Jayachandran Arcot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6789-1982)
- Karan R. Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9196-6350)
- Aarushi Sahni
Institutions
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- University of Kalyani (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.70031
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00