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Record number:
1508
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Estimated frequency:
Incidence by interview: 10%. More common in woman than in men (12.5% vs 6.9%. p <.005) and in first time donors than in repeat donors (14.5% vs 9.1%, p <.05).
Time to detection:
24 hours
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
More commonly donors self-diagnose a sore arm the next day or thereafter, when the pain after blood donation is persistent. More common in woman than in men (12.5% vs 6.9%. p <.005) and in first time donors than in repeat donors (14.5% vs 9.1%, p <.05)
Imputability grade:
3 Definite/Certain/Proven
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pain arm
Reference attachment:
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Newman, B.H., Pichette, S., Pichette, D. and Dzaka, E. (2003). Adverse effects in blood donors after whole-blood donation: a study of 1000 blood donors interviewed 3 weeks after whole-blood donation. Transfusion 43(5): 598-603.
Expert comments for publication:
The paper describes arm complications related to Whole blood donation evaluated from the American Red Cross donor complication database, clinical studies and review of the literature. In a follow up on donor return rates using negative binomial regression analysis, donors who reported a sore arm were 2% less likely to return to donate than donors who had no adverse event.. If sore arm is associated with fatigue and vasovagal reaction, the return rate is 85% less than in donors withouth adverse events.