Sentinel trends in donor hemoglobin values and low‐hemoglobin deferrals in a large <scp>US</scp> blood center
Hemoglobinometer calibration drift, a ferritin testing policy, and donor testosterone use together shaped long-term donor Hb trends. Surveillance of mean donor Hb should be treated as a sentinel metric, and unexpected declines and increases in related deferral rates warrant the same scrutiny to protect both donors and blood availability.
Authors
- Ralph R. Vassallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-047X)
- Marjorie D. Bravo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-5556)
- Courtney K. Hopkins
- Ruchika Goel
Institutions
- Scottsdale Research Institute (United States) (US)
- Vitalant (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.70116
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00