HEMATOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN PRESELECTED DONORS TO BLOOD PLATELETPHERESIS IN A LIMA HOSPITAL, 2019.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the hematological findings in preselected donors to blood plateletpheresis at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital (HNERM) in Lima, Peru. Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out between May-July 2019. Blood counts were included from donors that were ̈Approved ̈ to the medical interview, with a ̈Negative ̈ result for serological markers and that were deferred in donating for present hematological alteration. The data was collected from the computer system of the HNERM transfusion medicine service. Descriptive and analytical statistics (Mann Whitney's U and Pearsonʼs Chi-square) were used, considering a p<0.05 as significant. Results: The blood counts of 330 delayed preselected donors were analyzed, among which the absolute eosinophil count (14.2%), the hematocrit (14.2%) and the platelet count (33.9%) were those with the highest presence. Likewise, in observations, the inverted white blood cell formula (20.6%) was the most frequent. In addition, a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) was observed between hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and the inverted leukocyte formula according to the sex of the donor. Conclusions: The hematological alteration most frequently observed in this population was plateletpenia. In addition, some parameters of the red series and the leukocyte distribution on the blood count were associated with the gender of the donor