Research progress of iron deficiency in apheresis donors

Abstract

Objective The loss of iron stores is well documented in whole blood donors, and a large number of studies have confirmed that blood donors are at risk of iron deficiency. With the development of apheresis donation, more and more attention has been paid to the health of apheresis donors. However, little is known about the iron status of apheresis donors. In recent 10 years, iron status of apheresis donors has been studied at home and abroad, and iron deficiency was found common among them. There is no systematic study concerning apheresis donors iron deficiency at present. This article summarizes the literature, concerning the principles and preventive measures about iron deficiency in apheresis donors, and aims at improving the recruitment strategy and providing high-quality service for donors.

Keywords

• plasmapheresis
• plateletpheresis
• apheresis donor
• iron deficiency
• ferritin