Implications of Confidential Unit Exclusion in Providing Sufficient Safe Blood for National Health System

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

Implications of Confidential Unit Exclusion in Providing Sufficient Safe Blood for the National Health System

Please cite this paper as: Cheraghali AM. Implications of Confidential Unit Exclusion in Providing Sufficient Safe Blood for the National Health System. Hepat Mon. 2011;11(11):877-79. DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.765 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Access to sufficient safe blood and blood products is a basic medical “right” for all patients in need of such pr...

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...

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