Associations between blood donor sex and age, and outcomes of transfused newborn infants.
adverse outcomes
blood donor age
blood donor sex
newborn infant
red blood cell
transfusion
Journal
Transfusion
ISSN: 1537-2995
Titre abrégé: Transfusion
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0417360
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2023
07 2023
Historique:
revised:
20
03
2023
received:
06
12
2022
accepted:
05
05
2023
medline:
14
7
2023
pubmed:
23
5
2023
entrez:
23
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
It is controversial whether the sex or age of red blood cell (RBC) donors affects mortality or morbidities of transfused newborn infants. We assessed these issues using a multi-year, multi-hospital database linking specific outcomes of neonatal transfusion recipients with RBC donor sex and age. We performed retrospective analyses of all neonates receiving ≥ one RBC transfusion during a 12-year period in all Intermountain Healthcare hospitals, matching mortality and specific morbidities of each transfusion recipient with the sex and age of each donor. There were 6396 RBC transfusions administered to 2086 infants in 15 hospitals. A total of 825 infants were transfused exclusively with RBC from female donors, 935 infants were transfused exclusively with RBC from male donors, and 326 infants were transfused with RBC from both female and male donors. No differences in baseline characteristics were identified among the three groups. Infants who received blood from both male and female donors had more RBC transfusions (5.3 ± 2.9 transfusions if received both male and female donor blood vs. 2.6 ± 2.2 if received blood from only one sex, mean ± SD, p < .001). We identified no significant differences in mortality or morbidities associated with the sex or the age of blood donors. Similarly, an analysis of matched vs. mismatched donor/recipient sex revealed no associations with death or neonatal morbidities. These data support the practice of transfusing newborn infants with RBC obtained from donors of either sex and regardless of donor age.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
It is controversial whether the sex or age of red blood cell (RBC) donors affects mortality or morbidities of transfused newborn infants. We assessed these issues using a multi-year, multi-hospital database linking specific outcomes of neonatal transfusion recipients with RBC donor sex and age.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS
We performed retrospective analyses of all neonates receiving ≥ one RBC transfusion during a 12-year period in all Intermountain Healthcare hospitals, matching mortality and specific morbidities of each transfusion recipient with the sex and age of each donor.
RESULTS
There were 6396 RBC transfusions administered to 2086 infants in 15 hospitals. A total of 825 infants were transfused exclusively with RBC from female donors, 935 infants were transfused exclusively with RBC from male donors, and 326 infants were transfused with RBC from both female and male donors. No differences in baseline characteristics were identified among the three groups. Infants who received blood from both male and female donors had more RBC transfusions (5.3 ± 2.9 transfusions if received both male and female donor blood vs. 2.6 ± 2.2 if received blood from only one sex, mean ± SD, p < .001). We identified no significant differences in mortality or morbidities associated with the sex or the age of blood donors. Similarly, an analysis of matched vs. mismatched donor/recipient sex revealed no associations with death or neonatal morbidities.
CONCLUSION
These data support the practice of transfusing newborn infants with RBC obtained from donors of either sex and regardless of donor age.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1290-1297Informations de copyright
© 2023 AABB.
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