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Case Report
Blood donation and anemia: A case report
1 Regional Blood Transfusion Centre–Rabat, Madinat Al Irfane, Avenue Allal Al Fassi, Rue Mfdel Charkaoui Institut, Rabat, Morocco
2 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Med V University–Rabat, Morocco
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Ilham Lemssahli
MD, PhD in process in Health Sciences; Responsible for Hemovigilance in Regional Blood Transfusion Centre–Rabat,
Morocco
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Article ID: 100068Z02IL2022
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Lemssahli I, Hajjout K, Belmekki A. Blood donation and anemia: A case report. Int J Blood Transfus Immunohematol 2022;12:100068Z02IL2022.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Hemoglobin (Hb) testing before whole blood donation is one of the critical parameters of transfusion safety. It prevents the development of donation-induced anemia and avoids the collection of anemic donors. Blood collection from an anemic donor may expose him to complications and does not provide the recipient with the expected benefit about the risks involved. However, blood donation is made without prior Hb testing in Morocco.
Case Report: A 20-year-old woman who donated blood for the first time had a regular clinical examination. The donor presented a severe malaise following the donation, requiring hospital treatment. The donor had profound anemia following this donation.
Conclusion: Introducing pre-donation Hb testing is a requirement for the safety of the donor and the quality of the product transfused to the recipient.
Keywords: Anemia, Blood donation, Hemoglobin test
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Ilham Lemssahli - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Khadija Hajjout - Analysis of data, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Abdelkader Belmekki - Analysis of data, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
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