Iron deficiency among blood donors: experience from the Danish Blood Donor Study and from the Copenhagen ferritin monitoring scheme
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Iron deficiency among blood donors : experience from the Danish Blood Donor Study and from the Copenhagen ferritin monitoring scheme. / Rigas, A. S.; Pedersen, O. B.; Magnussen, K.; Erikstrup, C.; Ullum, H.
In: Transfusion Medicine, Vol. 29, No. S1, 2019, p. 23-27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Iron deficiency among blood donors
T2 - experience from the Danish Blood Donor Study and from the Copenhagen ferritin monitoring scheme
AU - Rigas, A. S.
AU - Pedersen, O. B.
AU - Magnussen, K.
AU - Erikstrup, C.
AU - Ullum, H.
N1 - Supplement: Donor Special Issue
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Blood components collected from blood donors are an invaluable part of modern-day medicine. A healthy blood donor population is therefore of paramount importance. The results from the Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS) indicate that gender, number of previous donations, time since last donation and menopausal status are the strongest predictors of iron deficiency. Only little information on the health effects of iron deficiency in blood donors exits. Possibly, after a standard full blood donation, a temporarily reduced physical performance for women is observed. However, iron deficiency among blood donors is not reflected in a reduced self-perceived mental and physical health. In general, the high proportion of iron-deficient donors can be alleviated either by extending the inter-donation intervals or by guided iron supplementation. The experience from Copenhagen, the Capital Region of Denmark, is that routine ferritin measurements and iron supplementation are feasible and effective ways of reducing the proportion of donors with low haemoglobin levels.
AB - Blood components collected from blood donors are an invaluable part of modern-day medicine. A healthy blood donor population is therefore of paramount importance. The results from the Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS) indicate that gender, number of previous donations, time since last donation and menopausal status are the strongest predictors of iron deficiency. Only little information on the health effects of iron deficiency in blood donors exits. Possibly, after a standard full blood donation, a temporarily reduced physical performance for women is observed. However, iron deficiency among blood donors is not reflected in a reduced self-perceived mental and physical health. In general, the high proportion of iron-deficient donors can be alleviated either by extending the inter-donation intervals or by guided iron supplementation. The experience from Copenhagen, the Capital Region of Denmark, is that routine ferritin measurements and iron supplementation are feasible and effective ways of reducing the proportion of donors with low haemoglobin levels.
KW - Donor
KW - Iron deficiency
KW - Iron supplementation
U2 - 10.1111/tme.12477
DO - 10.1111/tme.12477
M3 - Review
C2 - 29024114
AN - SCOPUS:85031100025
VL - 29
SP - 23
EP - 27
JO - Transfusion Medicine
JF - Transfusion Medicine
SN - 0958-7578
IS - S1
ER -
ID: 189410826