The Evaluation of the Donor Selection at National Blood Centre, Thai Red Cross Society, Year 2000-2002

Abstract

Abstract : The follow-up of the evaluation of the donor selection at National Blood Center (NBC), Thai Red Cross Society, during three years period (2000-2002) had been analyzed through blood donor health self-assessment questionnaire. . After the self-assessment, the donors were subjected to pre-liminary health checking which included blood pressure and hemoglobin estimation. . The corrective actions for donor deferral were implemented with the selective process was improved continuously. As a result, the overall donor deferral decreased from 12.46 to 10.17 and 8.56 consecutively. . Over the three years period, the major cause of donor deferral, iron deficiency anemia, was founded as 43.56, 37.67 and 37.79 percent. The minor cause, antibiotics and other drug consume, was founded as 19.98, 17.73 and 18.74 percent. However, the cause of such increased during the last two years will be subjected to analyzed in order to improve the donor selective process further.