What is the impact of whole‐blood donation frequency on donor health? A systematic review
In the absence of more robust evidence and pending future high-quality RCTs, it is prudent to adhere to the current WHO guidelines on minimum inter-donation intervals for whole-blood donation, that is, 12 weeks for men and 16 weeks for women, as a precautionary measure.
Authors
- Emmy De Buck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4498-9781)
- Hans Van Remoortel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-1799)
- P. Severijns
- Tine D'Aes
Institutions
- Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70224
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00