Sex of Blood Donor not linked to mortality risk among recipients after red cell transfusion: NEJM
An Original article entitled, "Effect of Donor Sex on Recipient Mortality in Transfusion" by lead researcher Dr Michael Chasse, M.D., PhD has emphasized donor sex effect in patients undergoing red-cell transfusion, saying there exists NO DIFFERENCE between male and female donor group on overall survival rate during follow up 11.2 months.
There is a lack of data and conflicting evidence regarding the association between the sex of red cell donors and mortality among transfusion recipients.
The data remains constricted to inform transfusion practice, and policy is limited.
The question here is, Does the sex of the blood donor affect the outcomes in recipients of red cell transfusion?
Considering this background and investigating further, researchers intervened in 13,047 patients undergoing/ anticipated to experience a minimum of one red cell transfusion. These patients were assigned to receive red cells from either male or female donors. Survival was the primary outcome measured.
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