Analysis of Reasons on Insufficient Blood Collection from Volunteer Donors

Objective To investigate the factors affecting insufficient blood collection from volunteer donors. Methods Volunteer blood donors in our hospital were divided into two groups: group A (volunteer donors from January 2001 to December 2003) and group B (volunteer donors from January to June in 2004) after improving the environment of blood collection and service quality. The cases and main affecting factors of insufficient blood collection were analysed. Results The percentage of cases with insufficient blood collection in group A and group B was 0.95% and 0.53%, respectively, which had a significant difference between the two groups (P0.01). The ratio of cases with insufficient blood collection affected by donors psychological factors in group B was obviously less than that in group A. The ages of donors with insufficient blood collection were mainly from 18 to 23 years old, and the ratio of these donors in group B was significantly less than that in group A (P0.05). Conclusion Improving the enviroment of blood collection and servvice quality could significantly reduce the frequecy of insufficient blood collection.