Promoting national blood systems in developing countries

This article reviews many recent findings of the experts leading these international projects. Recent findingsThe majority of current research is focused on blood donation and patient blood management in sub-Saharan Africa, with contributions to other fields of blood safety in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. Countries collecting blood from the replacement donors are challenging the notion that replacement donors are inherently a higher risk group than voluntary donors. Simultaneously, many countries are considering how best to improve the management of their blood inventories and to optimize their national standards, guidelines and protocols – all with the goal of improving patient outcomes. SummaryThere still exist many questions in the areas of blood donation and clinical use that are either unanswered or merit further investigation. Given the variable circumstances observed between different countries and geographic regions, it sometimes may be advisable to limit global recommendations in favor of the regionally focused ones.
Source: Current Opinion in Hematology - Category: Hematology Tags: TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY: Edited by Jed B. Gorlin Source Type: research