How donor selection criteria can be evaluated with limited scientific evidence: lessons learned from the TRANSPOSE project.
Christina MikkelsenGaia MoriSuzanna M van WalravenJohanna CastrénSharon ZahraSheila MacLennanKirsten SeidelStefano FontanaEva VeropalumboLivia CannataSimonetta PupellaMaria KvistMarjan HappelPiia KorkalainenAkila ChandrasekarUlrike PaulusArlinke BokhorstBirgit WulffJesus Fernandez-SojoCristina EguizabalFernando UrbanoMiguel Angel VesgaMarian van KraaijEva-Maria MerzKatja van den HurkMorten Bagge HansenEd SlotHenrik UllumPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2020)
While the field of donation-safety research is expanding rapidly, there is an urgent need to formalize the decision-making process regarding DSC. This includes the need for standardized methods to increase transparency in the international decision-making process and to ensure that this is performed consistently. Our framework provides an easy-to-implement approach for standardizing risk assessments, especially in the context of limited scientific evidence.