Automatic Blood Collection and Mixer in a Blood Transfusion System Equipped with Barrier Indicators

A blood collection monitor is a device used to measure and shake the blood bag during a blood transfusion so that the blood in the bag does not clot and is mixed with anticoagulant fluid in the bag properly. This study aims to design an automatic blood collection and mixer for the transfusion blood system. The advantage of the proposed design is accompanied by a safety system in the form of a barrier indicator that is connected to an alarm. The alarm served to give a warning to blood donors if there is an obstacle or there is no increase in volume as much as 20ml for 1 minute as recommended by the world blood bank association. This device can work with three different sizes of blood bags. In this study, a loadcell sensor is used to detect the amount of blood fluid that enters the bag. Furthermore, then it is converted into milliliter volume. In order to collect the blood, a shaker is drove using a motor controlled by Arduino microcontroller. From the measurement, for the entire size of the blood bag, we found that the deviation is 0, UA is 0, and the average error is 0. Thus, it can be concluded that this device can be used properly. In the future, it can be developed a blood infusion with the flowrate measurement to determine the speed of blood during donation

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Profile of donors’ blood wastage in Bagalkot blood bank: a record based case series study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20172863 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 2581

Author(s):

Waseem Anjum ◽

Mir Viquar Ahmed ◽

Gagan S. ◽

Sumalatha N.

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Group ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Case Series ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Blood Collection ◽

Age Group ◽

Case Series Study ◽

B Blood Group

Background:Medical science has progressed tremendously over the years but, as yet there is no substitute for blood and thus, blood transfusion is essential part of modern-day health care. The implementation of quality system and continuous evaluation of all activities of the Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) can help to achieve the maximum quantity and quality of safe blood. Optimizing blood collection and processing would reduce the rate of discard and improve the efficiency of the Blood Transfusion Services.Methods:A case series descriptive study was conducted at Bagalkot Blood Bank, Bagalkot. The study included all 4045 records of blood donors entered in the blood bank register in one year during 2012 in Bagalkot Blood Bank and the same were analysed.Results:In the present study out of the 4045 blood donors, 26.48% were of the age group 20-29years, 95.64% being male and 50.43% were from urban areas. 85.19% were replacement donations. Most of the blood donors were of B blood group (31.32%). Of the 4045 units of blood collected, 231(5.71%) were discarded for various reasons. Main reasons for discarding blood were HBsAg (64.5%) positivity, followed by HIV (16.45%), HCV (11.26%), Syphilis (0.87%), Sterility (6.49%) and Expired (0.43%). Seroprevalence of HBsAg, HIV, HCV and Syphilis were 3.68%, 0.94%, 0.64% and 0.05% respectively.Conclusions:The present study revealed more male donors of the age group 20-29 years, 85.19% being replacement donors and mostly (31.32%) being B Blood group. Sero-positivity for HBsAg (3.68%) was found to be higher among all the blood donations.

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SEROPREVALENCE OF HIV AND HBsAg AMONGST BLOOD DONORS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, CHHATTISGARH.

International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies ◽

10.32553/ijmbs.v3i8.495 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Anusha P ◽

Bankar Nandkishor J ◽

Karan Jain ◽

Ramdas Brahmane ◽

Dhrubha Hari Chandi

Keyword(s):

Hepatitis B ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Laboratory Diagnosis ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Medical College ◽

The World ◽

First Time

INTRODUCTION: India being the second highly populated nation in the world. HIV/AIDS has acquired pandemic proportion in the world. Estimate by WHO for current infection rate in Asia. India has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. HIV prevalence in the age group 15-49 yrs was an estimate of 0.2%. India has been classified as an intermediate in the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) endemic (HBsAg carriage 2-7%) zone with the second largest global pool of chronic HBV infections. Safety assessment of the blood supply, the quality of screening measures and the risk of transfusion transmitted infectious diseases (TTIs) in any country can be estimated by scrutinizing the files of blood donors. After the introduction of the blood banks and improved storage facilities, it became more extensively used. Blood is one of the major sources of TTIs like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis, and many other blood borne diseases. Disclosure of these threats brought a dramatic change in attitude of physicians and patients about blood transfusion. The objective of this study is to determine the seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections amidst voluntary blood donors at a rural tertiary healthcare teaching hospital in Chhattisgarh. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study was carried out in Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Kachandur, Durg. Blood donors were volunteers, or and commercial donors who donated the blood and paid by patients, their families, or friends to replace blood used or expected to be used for patients from the blood bank of the hospital. After proper donation of blood routine screening of blood was carried out according to standard protocol. Laboratory diagnosis of HIV 1 and HIV 2 was carried out by ELISA test. Hepatitis B surface antigen was screened by using ELISA. RESULTS: A total of 1915 consecutive blood donors’ sera were screened at Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, blood bank during study period. Of these 1914 were male and 1 female. The mean age of patients was found to be 29.34 years with standard deviation (SD) of 11.65 Years. Among all blood donors in present study, 759(39.63%) were first time donors and 1156(60.37%) were repeated donors. 1 patient was HIV positive in first donation group while 3 (75%) were positive in repeat donation group. 7 (38.9%) were HBsAg positive in in first donation group while 11(61.1%) were positive in repeat donation group. Two patients in first donation group had dual infection of HIV and HBsAg. CONCLUSION: Seropositivity was high in repeated donors as compared to first time donors. The incidence of HIV is observed to be 0.2% and that of HBsAg is 0.94%. Strict selection of blood donors should be done to avoid transfusion-transmissible infections during the window period.

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Prévalence de la syphilis chez les donneurs de sang à la Banque du Sang d’Abéché au Tchad

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences ◽

10.4314/ijbcs.v14i3.34 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 1085-1092

Author(s):

Djamalladine Mahamat Doungous ◽

Abdelsalam Adoum Doutoum ◽

Adawaye Chatte ◽

Richard Laougangta Dounbe ◽

Elysée Gondimo Gabdibe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Treponema Pallidum ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Prise En Charge ◽

Afrique Subsaharienne ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Transfusion Sanguine

En Afrique subsaharienne, les infections transmissibles par la transfusion sanguine comme la syphilis sont très répandues, avec une prévalence pouvant atteindre 25% chez les donneurs de sang. La présente étude avait pour objectif de déterminer la prévalence de la syphilis chez les donneurs de sang au niveau de la Banque du Sang d’Abéché. Nous avons mené une étude transversale à visée descriptive, qui s’est déroulée de mai à août 2017. Les échantillons de sang des donneurs ont été testés par immunochromatographie pour la détection des anticorps anti-tréponémiques (Biomnis®). Sur 789 donneurs de sang inclus dans l’étude, la prévalence de la syphilis était de 4,9 %. Les donneurs étaient à 96,1% de sexe masculin et 3,9% de sexe féminin. Cette prévalence était plus élevée chez les sujets âgés de [21-30] ans, chez les femmes, les donneurs non scolarisés, divorcés et les domestiques/ménagères habitant la zone d’Abéché urbaine. Ces résultats montrent qu’il est nécessaire de mettre en place une politique de suivi et de prise en charge médicale des donneurs de sang atteints de la syphilis.Mots clés: Transfusion sanguine, receveurs, Treponema pallidum, don de sang. English Title: Prevalence of syphilis in blood donors at Abéché blood bank in ChadIn sub-Saharan Africa, infections transmitted by blood transfusion such as syphilis are widespread, with prevalence up to 25% in blood donors. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of syphilis in blood donors at the Blood Bank of Abéché. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study, which ran from May to August 2017. Donor blood samples were tested by immunochromatography for the detection of anti-treponemal antibodies (Biomnis®). Of the 789 blood donors included in the study, the prevalence of syphilis was 4.9%. Donors were 96.1% male and 3.9% female. This prevalence was higher in subjects aged [21-30] years, women, out-of-school, divorced and domestic / household donors living in the urban Abéché area. These results shows that it is necessary to set up a policy of monitoring and medical care of blood donors with syphilis.Keywords: Blood transfusion, recipients, Treponema pallidum, blood donation.

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HIV, HBsAg and HCV prevalences among voluntary blood donors in Mumbai: trends over a decade

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20192474 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 2009

Author(s):

Shilpa Laxmikant Narayankar ◽

Vikas Chandrahas Maindad

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽

Medical Reports ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Mode Of Transmission ◽

Low Prevalence

Background: With over 93 million donations made every year worldwide, blood transfusion continues to save millions of lives each year and improve the life expectancy and quality of life of patients suffering from life threatening conditions. At the same time, blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of infection to the recipient. The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV infections in voluntary blood donors at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Mumbai over a decade.Methods: All voluntary donors reporting to the blood bank were screened for HIV, HBsAg and HCV by using the appropriate enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The study was designed for duration of ten years between January 2008 to December 2017. Medical reports of the donors were accessed from the blood bank records and analyzed.Results: A total of 8928 voluntary blood donors were screened. Amongst the blood donors, seropositivity of HBV (6% to 1.52 %) was highest followed by HIV (2.5% to 0.15%) then HCV (1.85% to 0.37%).Conclusions: Decreasing trends with low prevalence observed in the study is an encouraging sign supporting the growing awareness of these life-threatening diseases.

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Prevalence and trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013-2017

10.21203/rs.2.12027/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Mohamed Aabdien ◽

Nagah Selim ◽

Sayed Mohamed Himatt ◽

Saloua Hmissi ◽

Zeyd Merenkov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Effective Prevention ◽

T Lymphotropic Virus ◽

Study Results ◽

The World ◽

Confirmatory Tests

Abstract Background: Millions of lives around the world are being saved annually through blood transfusion. However, blood transfusion is among the important vehicles for transmitting infections. The overall prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs) among blood donors differs around the world, reflecting the variation in the prevalence of these infections. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and trends of TTIs among blood donors in Qatar. Methods: This is a cross sectional study utilizing donation records of a five-year period from January 2013 to December 2017. Results for all screening and confirmatory tests for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-I/II (HTLV-I/II), Syphilis and Malaria were included in the study. Results: Among the 190,509 donations received at the donation center during the study period, about 91% donations were received from males and 9% from females. The overall positivity rate for all tests were 1.95, 2.18, 1.62, 1.81 and 1.85 for the years 2013 through 2017. The overall positivity rates for HBV, Syphilis and Malaria were 0.30, 0.43 and 0.20, respectively. Throughout the years, the positivity rates decreased for HBV, Syphilis and Malaria and increased for HCV and HTLV. Conclusion: The overall positivity rate of all tests combined for the TTIs demonstrated a gradual increasing trend from 2013 to 2017. The rates for HCV and HTLV showed increasing trends too. To support developing effective prevention and control strategies, further investigations are needed to improve the estimations of the prevalence of these infections.

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SISTEM APLIKASI BANK DARAH PADA PALANG MERAH INDONESIA PAYAKUMBUH

Jurnal Sains dan Informatika ◽

10.22216/jsi.v3i1.2329 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

Yanni Suherman

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Data Processing ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Data Input ◽

Require Blood Transfusion ◽

Application System ◽

The Public ◽

Long Time ◽

Data Grouping

Abstract Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI) is a national association organization in Indonesia engaged in social humanity. The existence of PMI is needed by the community, especially in the needs of blood stock when the emergency and require blood transfusion. Data processing at PMI Payakumbuh currently in terms of data input of blood donors are still using the manual and have not used the database, so it takes a long time to know the stock of blood. This is a major obstacle that often gets negative responses from the public. With the design of blood bank application system at PMI Payakumbuh, it will be able to help patient kelurga in blood stock search. This application program is very useful to avoid mistakes and the use of long time in making reports, data search and data grouping of blood donors. Keywords: Donors, blood, transfusion, PMI AbstrakPalang Merah Indonesia (PMI) adalah sebuah organisasi perhimpunan nasional di Indonesia yang bergerak dalam bidang sosial kemanusiaan. Keberadaan PMI sangat dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat, terutama dalam kebutuhan stok darah ketika keadaan gawat darurat dan membutuhkan tranfusi darah. Proses pengolahan data pada PMI Payakumbuh saat ini dalam hal penginputan data para pendonor darah masih menggunakan cara manual dan belum menggunakan database, sehingga membutuhkan waktu yang lama untuk mengetahui stok darah yang ada. Hal ini merupakan kendala utama yang sering mendapatkan respon negatif dari masyarakat. Dengan dirancangnya sistem aplikasi bank darah pada PMI Payakumbuh, maka akan dapat membantu kelurga pasien dalam pencarian stok darah. Program aplikasi ini sangat bermanfaat untuk menghindari kesalahan dan penggunaan waktu yang lama dalam pembuatan laporan, pencarian data dan pengelompokan data para pendonor darah. Kata kunci : donor, darah, tranfusi, PMI

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RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF HIV IN BLOOD DONORS AT A.D.GORWALA BLOOD BANK

10.36106/ijsr/4627202 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 42-43

Author(s):

Neha Patel ◽

Sanjay Chaudhari ◽

Sonal Chitroda

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Blood Transfusion ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cumulative Effect ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Hiv Seroprevalence ◽

Safe Blood ◽

Anti Hiv

Background: India has the second highest HIV population in the world with about 2.5-3.0 million cases. Blood transfusion saves millions of lives worldwide each year but Blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of infections to recipients and at the same time it is also associated with large number of complications including transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs). Aims & objective: to study the prevalence of HIVin blood donors of A.D.Gorwala Blood bank From January 2005 To December 2010. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among blood donors through the years 2005-2010. Sera from blood donors were tested for the detection of Anti HIV by using third generation ELISA tests, strictly following the instruction of manufacturers. The donor information was collected through the donor registers from A.D. Gorwala Blood Bank. Result: From the total of 28,371 screened blood samples collected, the prevalence of HIV in blood donors in the blood bank was 0.23% in the ve consecutive years but the trend of HIV infection has decreased from 2005(0.31%) to 2010 (0.04%). The age groups18-30 has the highest prevalence and the age group 51-60 was the lowest prevalence of HIV infection. The Prevalence of HIV among male (0.18%) was higher than in female donors (0.05%). The trend of HIVinfection was decreasing for both male and female blood donors. Conclusion: The analysis of HIV seroprevalence among blood donors through the year 2005- 2010 showed a signicantly decreasing trend, probably due to the cumulative effect of increasing awareness of HIVand improved screening system for safe blood donation.

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A descriptive cross-sectional study of Platelets count in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors attending the National Blood Transfusion Center, Asmara, Eritrea

Chinese Journal of Medical Research ◽

10.37515/cjmr.091x.3105 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 14-17

Author(s):

Faris Mohamed Awad Abdon ◽

◽

Elias Teages Adgoy ◽

Nahom Yacob Berhane ◽

Senet Awolker Ibrahim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Reference Ranges ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Normal Ranges ◽

The Difference ◽

Apparently Healthy

Background: Platelets are an important constituent of blood. Safety measures of blood transfusion are important for optimum health environment. To the knowledge of the researchers, there is no study that was conducted concerning Platelets count in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors. Therefore, this study will help in establishing the reference ranges of Platelets count in them. Objectives: To measure the serum platelets levels and mean platelets volume in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors attending the national blood bank of Eritrea. Study design: Descriptive crosssectional study. Materials and methods: 610 Blood donors were incorporated in the study. 4 ml of venous blood was collected into K3EDTA tubes (Becton Dickinson, Plymouth, UK) from all of the participants of the study. Blood samples collected into the (EDTA)-tubes were examined for Platelets count and mean platelet volume. Results: The overall mean of platelets count was 267.145 ± (65.915) ×109 /L, The median and mode of values were both 266.3 thousands/mm3. The mean platelet count for the females was 296.122 thousands /mm3, and for males was 252.477 ×109 /L, and the statistic difference between them was significant. The statistic mean of MPV for males was 8.763 fl, and for females was 8.717, and the difference between the two means also considered insignificant. Conclusion: This descriptive cross sectional study was performed in the National Blood bank in Asmara where platelets levels and mean platelets volume were measured for 610 healthy blood donors. The results were found to be within reference normal ranges. The difference between the males and females results was statistically significant

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Seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 in blood donors: the risks and challenges of blood transfusion in Zambia in the era of HIV/AIDS at the Kitwe Central Hospital, blood bank

African Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ahs.v18i3.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 496 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Memory Chirambo-Kalolekesha ◽

Trevor Kaile ◽

Florence Mwaba ◽

Victor Daka ◽

Marah Simakando ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Parvovirus B19 ◽

Blood Bank ◽

Central Hospital ◽

Hiv Aids

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Malaria Seroprevalence in the Blood Donors of Malaria Endemic Regions of Northern Andhra Pradesh, India.

Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology ◽

10.17511/jopm.2020.i08.06 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 493-497

Author(s):

Dr. C. Sitalata ◽

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Dr. K. Kalyan ◽

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Transfusion Practice ◽

Test Results ◽

Blood Safety ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Endemic Areas ◽

Blood Bag

Introduction: Transmission of malaria through blood transfusion continues to be a major threat tosafe blood transfusion practice. Transfusion-transmitted malaria occurs at an estimated rate of 0.25cases per 1 million blood units collected. It is significantly more common in endemic areas. Aim: Tostudy the Seroprevalence of Malaria among the blood donors in the endemic areas of NorthernAndhra Pradesh. Materials and methods: The present survey was carried out at the blood bank ofMaharaja institute of medical sciences, Vizianagaram. This includes the analysis of seroprevalence ofMalaria in the blood donors during the period of 1 year from February 2018 to January 2019. Two mlof the blood sample was collected in the labeled pilot tube at the time of collection of blood fromdonor tubing of the blood bag. The serum was separated. The samples were tested for Malaria byrapid antigen detection test. Results: Out of the total of 3096 blood donors, replacement donors(86.91%) were more in comparison to voluntary donors (13.08%). The seroprevalence among thereplacement blood donors was more compared to voluntary blood donors. Conclusion: Voluntaryblood donation, increasing awareness about blood donation in the general population, selection ofrepeat, non-remunerated, regular voluntary blood donors and diligent donor selection, sensitivescreening tests are most important to increase blood safety and prevent transmission of Malariathrough blood transfusion.

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