Confidential unit exclusion and blood safety

Confidential unit exclusion and blood safety.

Effectiveness of confidential unit exclusion for screening blood donors

The confidential unit exclusion (CUE) option in the process to screen blood donors was conceived in the 1980s as a possible means to reduce the risk of transfusion transmission of HIV before sensitive tests became available. The use of CUE allows blood donors at increased risk for HIV or other sexually-transmitted diseases who may feel pressured to complete the donation, or who are inappropriat...

Effectiveness of confidential self-exclusion (CSE) and failed options on blood donation safety in Sari organization of blood transfusion, 2005

Background: Blood donation safety is one of the basic goals of the organization of blood transfusion in the world. Self-exclusion and failed options are additional screening tests to routine diagnostic tests which is performed to detect the transmitted infection through blood or blood products. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of these systems on the improvement of bloo...

implications of confidential unit exclusion in providing sufficient safe blood for the national health system

commentary on: effectiveness of confidential unit exclusion option in blood transfusion services needs re-evaluation