Transfusion safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan: Altered by evolving control strategies

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Authors

Yun‐Yuan Chen · Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation

Minhui Yang · Foundation for Blood Research

Jou-Zhen Lai · Foundation for Blood Research

Jen‐Wei Chen · Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation

Yunlong Wang · Foundation for Blood Research

Cheng‐Shen Hung · Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation

Chang-Der Kow

Abstract

Transfusion safety concerns in Taiwan progressed alongside the evolution of control strategies, with a one-year delay following the pandemic started. The absence of RNAemia among COVID-19 donors indicates that precautionary measures were commensurate with the risk.

Topics & Keywords

Blood donation and transfusion practices Blood transfusion and management Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volume 124, Issue 3, pp. 218-226

DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.09.003

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