"Because Every Drop Counts": Blood donation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Sahu, Kamal Kant
Raturi, Manish
Siddiqui, Ahmad Daniyal
Cerny, Jan
UMass Chan Affiliations
Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Medicine
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
2020-07-10
Keywords
COVID-19
coronavirus
blood donation
blood transfusion
blood banks
social distancing
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Fluids and Secretions
Health Services Administration
Hematology

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351037/
Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has trampled the health care system of many countries. Blood transfusion services (BTS) in any hospital, hold the prime location and ensure smooth functioning of all elective and urgent surgical interventions of various traumas, emergency, obstetric cases, and the cancer patients throughout 24 × 7. In the wake of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, just like many other sectors of the health care system, BTS and blood banks are also struggling to cope up with the unforeseen challenges.
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Sahu KK, Raturi M, Siddiqui AD, Cerny J. "Because Every Drop Counts": Blood donation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Transfus Clin Biol. 2020 Jul 10:S1246-7820(20)30084-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2020.06.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32782213; PMCID: PMC7351037. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.tracli.2020.06.009
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27646
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32782213
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