Volume : X, Issue : IV, April - 2020

Vasovagal Reactions in Healthy Voluntary Blood Donors

Dr. Abdul Wahid Bhat, Basil Wahid Bhat

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A prospective study was conducted to estimate the type, incidence, causes and severity of donation related vasovagal reactions in blood donors during the period October 2010 to December 2015 in the Department of Transfusion Medicine at Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura–Srinagar – Kashmir India. During this period 35420 donors donated blood. Donation related vasovagal reactions were graded as mild, moderate, severe and fatal. 224(0.63%) donors suffered donation related reactions. Young age, female sex, low body mass index, outdoor camp donors, first time donors had higher incidence of donation related reactions. The probable factors for donation related Vasovagal events were anxiety of blood loss in 97(43.3%), poor compliance to post donation advice in 65(29%), poor medical explanation about blood donation in 35(15.6%), dehydration due to long travel, previous bad experience at blood donation responsible in 10(4.5%) each and donation of disproportionate volume of blood was responsible in 7(3.1%) of donations with Vasovagal reactions.

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VASOVAGAL REACTIONS IN HEALTHY VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONORS, Dr. Abdul Wahid Bhat, Basil Wahid Bhat INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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