Directed donations for unvaccinated blood: A departure from evidence‐based medicine associated with clinical harm, resource waste, and oversight gaps in a two‐year single‐center series
In this series, all directed units were from "unvaccinated" donors. These requests were associated with care delays, escalation, and inefficiencies. Health systems should implement standardized counseling, documentation, and escalation pathways consistent with existing guidance.
Authors
- Eric J. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4564-657X)
- Miriam Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5006-7068)
- J. Kenneth Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5719-9685)
- Garrett S. Booth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422-9480)
- Kaycie Atchison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-9396)
- Toufik Tahiri
- Chaitali Patel
- Angela Mueller
- Princess Taylor
- Deva Sharma
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.70195
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00