Blood collection failures from a blood establishment perspective.
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Donors
/ statistics & numerical data
Clinical Competence
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Hematoma
/ etiology
Humans
Male
Medical Errors
/ statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Phlebotomy
/ adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Young Adult
blood collection
blood donors
collection failures
Journal
Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England)
ISSN: 1365-3148
Titre abrégé: Transfus Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9301182
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
06
11
2020
accepted:
04
01
2021
pubmed:
19
1
2021
medline:
16
11
2021
entrez:
18
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The objective of this study was to show experience of the Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine in monitoring and analysing collection failures caused by the venepuncture technique or occurred as a result of adverse reactions and complications experienced by donors during donation. Collection failures represent one of the leading nonconformities in blood establishments. Apart from being a negative motivating factor for blood donors, they also affect the blood components supply and have a negative financial impact. Nonconformity records referring to collection failures were analysed retrospectively over a 6-year period (2013-2018) with regard to their frequency, causes, donor characteristics (age, gender, number of donations), place of occurrence (blood establishment, mobile sessions) and trends during the analysed period. A total of 5166 collection failures out of 618 251 donations (0.84%) were recorded during the analysed period. The leading cause was haematoma at puncture site (1676, i.e., 32.4%). Collection failures which are primarily attributed to the venepuncture technique or vein selection accounted for 91% of all cases, whereas collection failures which occurred as a result of discontinued punctures due to adverse reactions in donors accounted for 9% of all cases. A much higher frequency of all collection failure types was recorded in female donors, whereas younger donors experienced adverse reactions more frequently (median age of 24). The analysis and monitoring frequency of collection failures play an important role in planning of staff training activities, work organisation and timely implementation of corrective actions.
Sections du résumé
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to show experience of the Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine in monitoring and analysing collection failures caused by the venepuncture technique or occurred as a result of adverse reactions and complications experienced by donors during donation.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Collection failures represent one of the leading nonconformities in blood establishments. Apart from being a negative motivating factor for blood donors, they also affect the blood components supply and have a negative financial impact.
METHODS
METHODS
Nonconformity records referring to collection failures were analysed retrospectively over a 6-year period (2013-2018) with regard to their frequency, causes, donor characteristics (age, gender, number of donations), place of occurrence (blood establishment, mobile sessions) and trends during the analysed period.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 5166 collection failures out of 618 251 donations (0.84%) were recorded during the analysed period. The leading cause was haematoma at puncture site (1676, i.e., 32.4%). Collection failures which are primarily attributed to the venepuncture technique or vein selection accounted for 91% of all cases, whereas collection failures which occurred as a result of discontinued punctures due to adverse reactions in donors accounted for 9% of all cases. A much higher frequency of all collection failure types was recorded in female donors, whereas younger donors experienced adverse reactions more frequently (median age of 24).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The analysis and monitoring frequency of collection failures play an important role in planning of staff training activities, work organisation and timely implementation of corrective actions.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
88-93Informations de copyright
© 2021 British Blood Transfusion Society.
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