Background: Safe blood transfusion can be a crucial lifesaving intervention in many clinical situations.For safe blood products donor selection is the first and foremost measure of blood donation. Objective:Aim of the study to determine the incidence and causes for deferral in blood donors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study was done at Transfusion medicine department in Delta Medical College and Hospital, Bangladesh during 6 months period. In current study data were extracted from the register book and analyzed. Prospective donors were confidentially interviewed and examined and screened for causes of temporary and permanent deferral of blood donation. Data were presented as charts, table and analyzed with Microsoft Excel. Result: A total of 2215 directed donors were studied,of them, 1555 (73.52%) were male and 560 (26.48%) females. Predominantly blood donors belonged to 31–40 years of age group (38.01%). Out of 2115 directed donors, 423 (20%) were deferred. Deferral was significantly more likely in female. The most common cause for deferralwere history of anemia (27.66%). Other causes were antibiotic & medications, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, frequent donation, Positive HBsAg, HCV markers, suspected addiction, and vaccination. Conclusion: Effective measures are required for documenting the deferred donors and appropriate preventive intervention program should be undertaken for prevalent causes of deferrals, like low Hb, Infections with HBV etc. Anemia is the most prevalent reason of temporary deferral for blood donation in this region of Bangladesh. Other reasons were hypertension, hypotension,suspected addiction, vaccination etc. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21 No. 03 July’22 Page: 645-647

Background: Almost all hemophilia patients are treated with fresh frozen plasma and other alternatives. As they are on multiple transfusion of FFP, majority of the patient experience adverse reaction to FFP transfusion. There are various types of adverse events occur that are documented in national and international data. My research activity targeted to explore commonly encountered adverse events among Bangladeshi population. This helps the physician to plan a management protocol. Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the adverse events of FFP transfusion who are receiving FFP for long time. Materials and Method: It was a prospective type of observational study. The study was carried out in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This study was conducted from July 2011 to June 2012 for a period of one (1) year. 60 patients with hemophilia were selected from patients attending at day care unit of Transfusion Medicine dept. of BSMMU. Results: Among 60 patients, 53.33% patients develop itching 36.67% patients developed urticaria, 6.67% patients develops fever and rigor and 3.33 patients developed nausea. Conclusion: In this study it was found that majority of the patients developed itching following transfusion of FFP. Adverese events like urticaria, fever and nausea ranked as 2nd, 3rd and 4th position respectively. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(1) 2020 p.148-151

Background: Almost all hemophilia patients are treated with fresh frozen plasma and other alternatives regardless of anemic status, so it is important to identify the patients who are chronically anemic and thereby those cases to be treated accordingly. As no previous work and research regarding study of anemia among hemophilia patients were done in our country and abroad as far as I know, so data regarding this study from online source could not be compiled here.Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the degree of anemic status among hemophilia patients who were receiving FFP for long time.Materials and Method: It was a prospective type of observational study. The study was carried out in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This study was conducted from July 2011 to June 2012 for a period of one (1) year. 60 patients with hemophilia were selected from patients attending at day care unit of Transfusion Medicine dept. of BSMMU.Results: Among 60 patients, according to degree of anemia majority cases are moderately anemic which were 35(58.33%) cases followed by mildly anemic which were 15(25.00%) cases, Severely anemic were 2(3.33%).Non anemic cases were 10(16.67%).Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(4) 2018 p.573-575