Monitoring of Donor Iron Levels

Monitoring of Donor Iron Levels

Aims

  • Evidence-based iron level assessment at donation
  • Maximising donor welfare

Donor-Iron

Key Findings

  • Haemoglobin estimation alone in both whole blood and plateletpheresis donors may not be adequate. Our results support the value of serum ferritin measurement in donor welfare management.

    On-going Research 

    • Assessment of ferritin levels in Irish whole blood donors
    • Impact of repeated whole blood donation on heamoglobin iron levels 
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