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A walking donor program for an intensive care nursery

W J Blankenship, B W Goetzman, S Gross

The Journal of Pediatrics

|April 1, 1975

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A new walking donor program provides small blood transfusions for sick newborns, reducing waste and exposure to infectious agents. This method ensures efficient blood supply for infant monitoring and treatment needs.

Area of Science:

Neonatal Medicine
Transfusion Medicine
Pediatric Care

Background:

Sick newborn infants often require repeated small blood transfusions.
These transfusions are necessary for correcting hypovolemia and replacing blood drawn for monitoring.
Existing blood bank practices are not optimized for these small, frequent transfusion needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish a more efficient system for providing small blood transfusions to hospitalized infants.
To implement a walking donor program tailored to the needs of neonates.

Main Methods:

A walking donor program was established within the hospital.
Hospital-based individuals were cross-matched as donors for specific infants.
Donors were available for the duration of the infant's hospital stay.

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Main Results:

The program effectively supplied small blood increments as needed.
Blood wastage and donor wastage were eliminated.
The number of infectious agents potentially exposed to the infant was reduced.

Conclusions:

A walking donor program is an efficient method for managing blood transfusions in sick newborns.
This approach optimizes resource utilization and enhances infant safety by minimizing exposure to multiple donors and infectious agents.