Assessment of a self-deferral form for screening blood donors, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand

• Main Authors: Lakkana Thaikruea, Niwes Nantachit, Nipapan Leetrakool, Ladda Fongsatitkul, Prakai Sompan, Andrew Heaton, Kenrad E. Nelson
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=60249085854&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60607
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A self-deferral form has been used to screen Chiang Mai University Hospital blood donors and was improved in 2005. It has never been evaluated. The study aimed to assess the self-deferral form procedures in detecting infected donors. Sera from 5,083 donors, who passed the self-deferral screening for...