Compliance and attitudes of blood donors following transitioning from permanent to 12-month deferral of men who have sex with men in Hong Kong [0.03%]
香港 MSM 血液捐獻者由永久禁止轉變為一年延期的情況下的服從性和態度分析
Janice Ying-Chui Lau,Cheuk-Kwong Lee,Chin-Pok Chan et al.
Janice Ying-Chui Lau et al.
Background and objectives: Blood safety hinges not just on the scientific rationale for deferral period but potential donors' compliance with the prevailing policy. This study aimed to investigate donors' awareness, attit...
How donor selection criteria can be evaluated with limited scientific evidence: lessons learned from the TRANSPOSE project [0.03%]
如何在有限的科学证据下评估供者选择标准:TRANSPOSE项目的经验教训
Christina Mikkelsen,Gaia Mori,Suzanna M van Walraven et al.
Christina Mikkelsen et al.
Background and objective: Donor selection criteria (DSC) are a vital link in the chain of supply of Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) but are also subject to controversy and differences of opinion. Traditionally, DSC have...
Research initiatives of blood services worldwide in response to the covid-19 pandemic [0.03%]
全球血液服务机构在新冠肺炎疫情下的研究应对举措
Sheila F OBrien,Ryanne W Lieshout-Krikke,Antoine Lewin et al.
Sheila F OBrien et al.
Background and objectives: While coronavirus (COVID-19) is not transfusion-transmitted, the impact of the global pandemic on blood services worldwide is complex. Convalescent plasma may offer treatment, but efficacy and s...
Determinants of intention to return to donate blood among first-time blood donors in Ghana [0.03%]
Ghana初捐血者回捐意图决定因素分析
Lucy Asamoah-Akuoko,Henrik Ullum,Bernard Appiah et al.
Lucy Asamoah-Akuoko et al.
Objective: This study seeks to identify factors that are predictive of intention to return to donate blood among first-time blood donors. Methods: ...
Unknown, so also unvalued? Blood donation awareness and attitudes of potential donors of Dutch and African descent [0.03%]
无偿献血意识和献血者态度调查——荷兰人与非洲裔居民对照研究
Elisabeth F Klinkenberg,Mirjam P Fransen,Wim L A M de Kort et al.
Elisabeth F Klinkenberg et al.
Background and objectives: Many Western countries face a shortage of African blood donors, while their specific blood groups are needed to transfuse chronic transfusion patients of similar ethnic background. Blood donatio...
Blood transfusion activity in a general hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic [0.03%]
新冠肺炎疫情期间综合医院的输血活动变化分析
Karen Marín-Mori,Isabel González-Gascón Y Marín,María-Ángeles Foncillas-García et al.
Karen Marín-Mori et al.
Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has affected almost all hospital departments, including transfusion services. However, the demand for transfusions in a general hospital designated to deal with COVID-19 patients has not ...
Endoscopies, blood-borne viruses and blood donors: time to move on from precaution [0.03%]
内镜、血液传播病毒和献血者:是时候告别预防措施了
Veronica C Hoad,George Serhan,Clive R Seed et al.
Veronica C Hoad et al.
Background and objectives: Based on the Council of Europe directive which dictates regulatory requirements in Australia, blood donors are currently deferred from donating for 4 months after an endoscopic procedure if eith...
The 'rejuvenating factor' TIMP-2 is detectable in human blood components for transfusion [0.03%]
人血制品中含有可检测出的“抗衰老因子”TIMP-2
Julia Hoefer,Christian Dal-Pont,Stefan Jochberger et al.
Julia Hoefer et al.
Background and objectives: Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP-2) is a protein suspected to be crucial in numerous physiological and pathological processes such as morphogenesis, tissue remodelling and metastas...
Ovine red cell concentrates for transfusion research - is the storage lesion comparable to human red cell concentrates? [0.03%]
用于输血研究的红细胞浓缩物-与人类红细胞浓缩物相比存储损害相当吗?
Gabriela Simonova,Rebecca Wellburn,Yoke Lin Fung et al.
Gabriela Simonova et al.
Background and objectives: Sheep are increasingly being used as a large in vivo animal model of blood transfusion because they provide several advantages over small animals. Understanding the effects of storage duration o...
A branded bandage is worth a thousand words: blood branded bandages signal men's generosity and morality [0.03%]
品牌创可贴胜过千言万语——刻字创可贴暗示男性慷慨与正直形象
Michael Lam,Barbara M Masser,Barnaby J W Dixson
Michael Lam
Background and objective: Recruiting and retaining male donors remain an ongoing challenge for blood collection agencies. Research suggests that interventions based on costly signalling theory that allows donors to unobtr...