Iron-deficiency among blood donors: Donors' opinion on iron supplementation strategy
| Autor: | Marine Doyen, Sandrine Duron-Martinaud, Geoffroy Bouvet, Laurence Poirrier, Marine Chueca, Christophe Martinaud |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Anemia Iron Clinical Biochemistry Population Blood Donors Clinical manifestation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans education Whole blood education.field_of_study Anemia Iron-Deficiency business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Infant Hematology Iron deficiency Middle Aged medicine.disease Donation Dietary Supplements Ferritins Iron supplementation Female business Iron depletion 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine. 27(4) |
| ISSN: | 1953-8022 |
| Popis: | Background and objectives Each donation of a single whole blood unit causes a 200–250 mg iron loss. The main clinical manifestation of iron deficiency among blood donors is anemia, and every blood collection establishment must have measures in place to minimize and prevent iron depletion in blood donors, according to the European guidelines. However, iron deficiency without anemia is also associated with clinical manifestations. The management of iron deficiency is an acute issue; still, no consensus on its managements exists. One possibility is iron supplementation; however, the acceptability of such a measure is still unknown, so we asked donors’ opinions on this topic. Materials and methods Over a 2-month period, a questionnaire was voluntarily completed by blood donors at the French Military Blood Institute. Gender, age, number of donations in the last 12 months, and preference between iron supplementation and general practitioner consultation for management of iron deficiency were recorded. Results One thousand nine hundred and seventy-four questionnaires were returned. Donors between ages 18–50 represented 89% of respondents. Altogether, 49% declared that they would rather visit their general practitioner and 46% would rather receive iron supplementation. There were no significant differences correlated with gender or age. However, a higher number of prior donations was significantly associated with a preference for iron supplementation. Frequent female donors had an even stronger preference for iron supplementation. Conclusion Our results showed that there are no strong objections to iron supplementation, which could be an acceptable option for frequent donors – the main population at risk for iron deficiency. |
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