Title
Blood and blood component discards: An Indian tertiary-care blood bank study
Authors
Nikhila K. Gaude, Nimisha Naik*, Mohanray Mallya, Sangeeta Amoncar & Merline Augustine
Affiliation
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India; *Corresponding author
Nikhila K. Gaude - E-mail: gaudenikhila@gmail.com
Nimisha Naik - E-mail: naik.nimisha12@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9158851721
Mohanray Mallya - E-mail: mvmallya@gmail.com
Sangeeta Amoncar - E-mail: sangeetaamoncar@gmail.com
Merline Augustine - E-mail: merline13september@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
Abstract
Blood component wastage limits product availability and increases the financial burden on transfusion services. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the discard patterns among blood components prepared from 20,582 donations during January–December 2023. Overall, 1,611 units (3.21%) of PRBCs, platelets, FFP and cryoprecipitate were discarded. Platelets had the highest discard rate (7.88%), mainly because of their short shelf life. Thus, data shows the improved screening, staff training, transfusion policies and demand-based platelet preparation may reduce wastage and improve resource utilization.
Keywords
Blood banks, blood component transfusion, biomedical waste, quality assurance, blood preservation
Citation
Gaude et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4047-4050 (2026)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
