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How much blood for the world?

J Leikola1

  • 1League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, Switzerland.

Vox Sanguinis
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
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Global blood collection in the early 1980s was approximately 75 million units annually. Adequate blood supply for modern haemotherapy can be achieved with 10 donations per hospital bed or 0.40 per patient admission.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Transfusion Medicine

Background:

  • Global blood collection data from the early 1980s is crucial for understanding historical transfusion medicine practices.
  • Significant disparities in blood donation rates exist between industrial, middle-income, and low-income countries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the total annual whole blood collection worldwide in the early 1980s.
  • To analyze donation rates across different economic country groups.
  • To establish benchmarks for adequate blood supply in relation to healthcare services.

Main Methods:

  • Data compilation from 96 countries and estimations from 32 additional countries with populations exceeding 1 million.
  • Calculation of total annual whole blood units collected globally.
  • Analysis of donation rates per 1,000 population and per acute hospital bed/patient admission.

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Main Results:

  • Approximately 75 million units of whole blood were collected globally in the early 1980s.
  • Red Cross and Red Crescent programs accounted for one-third of this collection.
  • Donation rates varied significantly: 50.2/1,000 in industrial, 9.5/1,000 in middle-income, and 1.1/1,000 in low-income countries.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare-related donation metrics (per bed or admission) are more practical for planning than population-based rates.
  • An estimated 10 annual donations per acute hospital bed or 0.40 per patient admission are suggested as sufficient for adequate blood supply.
  • These findings provide a basis for planning and improving blood collection strategies globally.