Screening platelet function in blood donors.
Pascal PediniJean-Baptiste BaudeyKatia PouymayouCeline FalaiseManal Ibrahim-KostaMelanie VélierClémence DemerleHajer GraietCatherine DragutiniAnne-Marie DombeyJacques ChiaroniMarie Christine AlessiChristophe PicardPublished in: Transfusion (2022)
The bleeding questionnaire proved to be a valuable tool to screen blood donors for potential platelet defects. Platelet dysfunction was rare in the blood donor population assessed. Additional studies are necessary to understand the clinical impact that the transfusion of platelets with qualitative defects has on recipients.