Abstract

Background and Objectives

In transfusion medicine, safety and quality assurance of blood and blood components are very critical. National blood transfusion standards ratify that the quality control should be performed on at least 1% of the total preparations for each type of blood component they also define the essential indicators for each product to be qualified. This study aims to evaluate and analyze the results of the quality control of red blood cells (RBC) in blood centers in Iran from 2013-2014.

Materials and Methods

This study was descriptive-sectional. The data of red blood cell components that had been qualified in Iranian Bood Transfusion Organization were gathered from all blood centers across Iran from 2013-2014 time period. Then, all data were enterd in software microsoft excel 2010. The results were compared with the standards the percentage of parameter non-conformity, the measures for the mean ± SD of parameters, and the CV as an index of dispersion were all calculated.

Results

Utility functions of different parameters were as follows. Sterility: 100%, volume: 93.8%, hematocrit: 91.2%, hemoglobin: 99.6% , hemolysis index: 98.6%, no clots: 97.8%, the mean ± SD of volume: 270 ± 9.20 mL, Hematocrit: 74.9 ± 4%, Hb: 63 ± 7.9 g/bag, and hemolysis index was 0.23 ± 0.16%.

Conclusions 

According to the evaluation and analysis results, the quality parameters of red blood cell components were consistent with national and international quality requirements.