Transfusion medicine
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Transfusion medicine · Sep 1994
Comparative StudyImproved strategy for screening prospective blood donors for anaemia.
Women (568) and men (531) attending blood donation sessions in Wessex in September, 1992, were assessed for anaemia by the standard CuSO4 method on finger-prick (FP) blood samples. The haemoglobin (Hb) concentration on FP samples and on venous blood was also checked using the HemoCue. ⋯ As 54% of females were found on venous samples to be below the current recommended threshold (125 g/L) for Hb concentration, we also recommend lowering the threshold to 115 g/L for women, and to 130 g/L for men. We further recommend a close re-examination of normal haematology values for adults.
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Transfusion medicine · Sep 1994
Biography Historical ArticleImmunohaematology: reminiscences and reflections.