Abstract
Background: Platelets donors are an important milestone for multiple hematological conditions. There is a rising trend in platelet donor through the procedure of apheresis in present medical scenario. The criteria of platelet pheresis donor selection is of key importance in collection of platelets. Objective: To determine the frequency of donor postponement for plateletpheresis in a referral center of tertiary, and also to determine the frequency of common contributing factors of this donor deferral. Method: A cross-sectional survey design was opted for this study. Hematology department of the Chughtai Lahore lab, was selected as venue for the research work. The duration was scheduled between July 25, 2020 to January 25, 2021. A sample of 227 blood donors were included in the study. The serological testing including (haemoglobin status and platelet status) of the donor were performed. The probation of vascular access for the donor was accessed. The acceptance or the deferral of the donor was decided after completion of all these steps. If deferred, then contributing factors were noted as per operational definition. Statistical analysis was done using the latest version of SPSS 25-V. The segregation of data was done for gender bias, BMI, age and the socio-economic status. The stratification of the data was done using testing of CHI-SQUARE. The level of significance was minimized at a value of ≤0.05 Results: The research study included total sample number of 227 blood donors. Among the total sample patients with number of 227, 225(99.1%) were male and only 2(0.9%) were female. Among blood donors, 64(28.2%) were in 18-30 years age group, while 126(55.5%) and 37(16.3%) were ranged between 31years and 45years and 46 years and 60years respectively. Among 227 blood donors, 56(24.7%) were donor deferral. According to contributing factors of donor deferral distribution, 15(6.6%) had low platelet count followed by low hemoglobin as 15(6.6%) and poor venous access as 26(11.5%). Conclusion: The rejection or deferral score of our study was high. So, to revert the deferral rate it is decided that all such deferral cases should be counseled and should be motivated to pursue sampling with vast information and knowledge regarding the procedure so the deferral rate can be brought down.