ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF BLOOD BANK SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||
| Article 2, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 15-34 PDF (231.37 K) | ||
| Document Type: Study paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2012.748 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdel-Hamid MA.; Gamal El-Din DA.; El-Gaafary MM.; Gabal MS. | ||
| Community, Environmental & Occupational medicine. Faculty of Medicine,Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Blood transfusion services must be based on a national blood policy,including relevant legislation and regulations, which in turn must be an integral part of any national health policy. Objective: to assess the quality of services provided by healthcare workers in blood banks compared to national Egyptian standards.Material and Methods: Six hundred blood donation processes performed at the main blood banks of Eldmerdash and Elhussein university hospitals were observed using a structured checklist. Five percent of available registers were also assessed. Results: There was a blood donor questionnaire in Eldmerdash but not in Elhussein blood bank. Healthcare Workers in Eldmerdash blood bank were more adherent to quality standards concerning eligibility criteria of the donor. Healthcare workers in Eldmerdash performed medical examination and vital data measurement more frequently. Lymph node and skin examination, and routine pre-donation hemoglobin measurement were missed in both blood banks. Donors were not adequately informed about post blood donation instructions in Elhussein blood bank. No proper hand washing was done before donation and before or after clinical examination in both blood banks. There were limited resources for infection control in Elhussein compared to Eldmerdash blood bank. Basin, soap and antiseptics were not available in Elhussein blood bank.Conclusion: Quality standards concerning blood donation in Eldmerdash and Elhussein blood banks were partially fulfilled. However those standards were more fulfilled in Eldmerdash than Elhussein. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Quality standards, Blood donation, Blood banks, Healthcare workers,; University Hospitals | ||
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