دورية أكاديمية
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on blood supplies and transfusion services in Eastern Mediterranean Region.
| العنوان: | The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on blood supplies and transfusion services in Eastern Mediterranean Region. |
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| المؤلفون: | Al-Riyami AZ; Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: arwa.alriyami@gmail.com., Abdella YE; Regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: abdellay@who.int., Badawi MA; King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: badawimaha@yahoo.com., Panchatcharam SM; Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: sathiya.m@omsb.org., Ghaleb Y; National Blood Transfusion and Research Center, Sana'a, Yemen. Electronic address: ysrghaleb@gmail.com., Maghsudlu M; Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institution for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: maghsoodlu@yahoo.com., Satti M; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: m_satti5@hotmail.com., Lahjouji K; National Blood Transfusion and Hematology, Rabat, Morocco. Electronic address: drlahjouji.cnts@yahoo.fr., Merenkov Z; Transfusion Medicine and Laboratory Information Systems, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address: drzeyd@gmail.com., Adwan A; Ministry of health, Amman, Jordan. Electronic address: adwana74@yahoo.com., Feghali R; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Rafik-Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: rfeghali@ul.edu.lb., Gebril N; National Blood Services, Tripoli, Libya. Electronic address: ngebril@yahoo.co.uk., Hejress S; Blood Bank and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, King Hamad University Hospital & Bahrain Oncology Centre, Al-Sayh, Bahrain. Electronic address: suha.hejres@khuh.org.bh., Hmida S; National Blood Transfusion Centre of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: slama02@rns.tn., AlHumaidan H; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: hahumaidan@kfshrc.edu.sa., Jamal D; Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: dbbakhtawar6@gmail.com., Najjar O; Palestinian Ministry of Health, Ramallah, Palestine. Electronic address: doctor91@hotmail.com., Raouf M; Dubai Blood Donation Centre, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: MYRaouf@dha.gov.ae. |
| المصدر: | Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine [Transfus Clin Biol] 2021 Feb; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 16-24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 01. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: France NLM ID: 9423846 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1953-8022 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 12467820 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Transfus Clin Biol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Paris : Elsevier Science Original Publication: Paris : Arnette Blackwell, c1994- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | COVID-19*/prevention & control , Pandemics* , SARS-CoV-2*, Blood Banks/*statistics & numerical data , Blood Donors/*supply & distribution , Blood Transfusion/*statistics & numerical data, Africa, Northern ; Blood Banks/organization & administration ; Blood Donors/psychology ; Donor Selection/standards ; Health Care Surveys ; Hematologic Neoplasms/therapy ; Hemoglobinopathies/therapy ; Humans ; Infection Control/organization & administration ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient/prevention & control ; Mediterranean Region ; Middle East ; Pakistan ; Professional-Patient Relations |
| مستخلص: | Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spurred a global health crisis. The safety and supply of blood during this pandemic has been a concern of blood banks and transfusion services as it is expected to adversely affect blood system activities. We aim to assess the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) during the first months of the pandemic. Materials and Methods: A survey was designed to address blood supply, transfusion demand, and donor management during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical directors of different blood banks were invited to participate. Results: A total of 16 centers participated with representation from 15/19 countries in the region. In total, 75% were from national blood banks. Most centres had a decrease in the blood supply, ranging from 26-50%. Representatives from 14 countries (93.3%) believed that public fear has contributed to a decrease in donations. Most centres (n=12, 75%) had a reduction in transfusion demand, while those who did not, reported heavy involvement in treating patients with underlying haemoglobinopathies and haematological malignancies. Half of the centres activated their contingency plans. Four centres had to alter the blood donor eligibility criteria to meet demands. All centres implemented donor deferral criteria in relation to SARS-CoV-2, but were variable in measures to mitigate the risk of donor and staff exposure. Conclusion: Blood services in the region faced variable degrees of blood shortages. We summarize lessons learnt during this pandemic for the blood banks to consider to plan, assess, and respond proportionately to future similar pandemics. (Copyright © 2020 Société française de transfusion sanguine (SFTS). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.) |
| معلومات مُعتمدة: | 001 International WHO_ World Health Organization |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Blood supply; COVID-19; Donors; Eastern Mediterranean Region; Transfusion |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20201204 Date Completed: 20210219 Latest Revision: 20210219 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC7706593 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tracli.2020.11.002 |
| PMID: | 33276150 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1953-8022 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tracli.2020.11.002 |