Vasovagal reactions in whole blood donors at three REDS-II blood centers in Brazil

• Published in: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 1070 - 1078
• Main Authors: Gonçalez, Thelma T., Sabino, Ester C., Schlumpf, Karen S., Wright, David J., Leao, Silvana, Sampaio, Divaldo, Takecian, Pedro L., Proitetti, Anna B., Murphy, Edward, Busch, Michael, Custer, Brian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.05.2012; Wiley
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Donors; Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis; Brazil; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hematology; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Logistic Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques; Syncope, Vasovagal - epidemiology; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy; South America; Brazil; America; Transfusion; Blood donor

BACKGROUND: In Brazil little is known about adverse reactions during donation and the donor characteristics that may be associated with such events. Donors are offered snacks and fluids before donating and are required to consume a light meal after donation. For these reasons the frequency of reacti...