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...

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

Application of information technology may increase the efficacy of Confidential Unit Exclusion (CUE) in blood donors

Confidential Unit Exclusion (CUE) refers to a procedure by which a blood donor designates confidentially whether his or her blood might not be safe for transfusion. It applies to situations in which an individual who is not eligible for blood donation in terms of blood safety feel pressured by others to donate his or her blood. A potential problem in the CUE system is misunderstanding of the pr...

Confidential unit exclusion at the regional blood bank in Montes Claros - Fundação Hemominas

OBJECTIVE This study aimed at analyzing the rate of self-exclusion at the Regional Blood Bank in Montes Claros. METHODS Data of self-excluding donors from August 2008 to August 2010 were analyzed. The following variables were considered: age, marital status, gender, ethnical background, blood group, Rh factor, number of donations, type of donation and serologic results. RESULTS During the a...