Donor Iron Deficiency Study (DIDS): protocol of a study to test whether iron deficiency in blood donors affects red blood cell recovery after transfusion.

CONCLUSION: This study will provide definitive evidence as to whether donor iron deficiency affects the quality of the blood supply and will assess the severity of symptoms affecting iron-deficient blood donors. PMID: 31385800 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31385800?dopt=Abstract

Source: Blood Transfusion - June 30, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Bitan ZC, Zhou A, McMahon DJ, Kessler D, Shaz BH, Caccappolo E, Schwartz J, Francis RO, Brittenham GM, Spitalnik SL, Hod EA Tags: Blood Transfus Source Type: research