1.Analysis and prevention strategies for abnormal blood waste events in blood collection and supply processes
Kaiqiang LIU ; Huayou DAI ; Minyu HUA ; Tingting HU ; Weifei QIN ; Jixia ZHOU ; Xiaojing LIU ; Huaying CAI ; Chenghui LUO ; Shoubing ZHU ; Yanhua SHI ; Xi DENG ; Xia HUANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2026;39(8):1061-1066
Objective: To analyze the characteristics and key risk factors of abnormal blood disposal throughout the 2024-2025 blood collection and supply process based on nationwide multi-site monitoring data, develop a comprehensive prevention and control strategy across the entire chain, reduce preventable blood waste, and ensure clinical blood safety. Methods: According to the Guidelines for Haemovigilance (T/CSBT 001-2026), we extracted 74 cases of abnormal blood disposal events reported by the China Blood Transfusion Association′s Blood Safety Monitoring System from January 1 2024, to December 31 2025, and conducted descriptive statistical analysis on the distribution of events, types of deviations, root causes, and classifications of disposal manifestations. Results: A total of 664 adverse events related to blood collection and supply were reported over two years, with 74 cases involving discarded abnormal blood units, accounting for 11.1% of the total. Among these, blood component preparation (40.5%) and blood collection (37.8%) remained traditional high-risk stages. The proportion of blood waste occurring during storage, distribution, and transportation increased from 7.7% in 2024 to 34.3% in 2025. Deviations from standard operating procedures (SOP) by personnel were the primary cause, accounting for 74.3% of cases. Discarded blood units were categorized into four types: compromised closed blood bag systems (40 cases), mainly due to inadequate heat sealing, physical damage, or dropped bags; blood out of the cold chain (12 cases), primarily resulting from blood being left at work sites; imbalanced proportion of preservation solution (10 cases), mostly caused by blood collection volumes exceeding the standard capacity of blood bags; and other causes (12 cases). Conclusion: Human operational errors are the core cause of abnormal blood waste. The collection and preparation stages have long been at high-risk, and the risks in the storage and transportation stages have been increasing year by year. We should focus on standardizing personnel management, improving specialized operation norms such as heat sealing, transportation, and storage, establishing a full-process intelligent cold chain monitoring and multi-node visual verification mechanism, and systematically reducing the occurrence rate of abnormal blood waste through a closed-loop quality intervention system, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of voluntary blood donation resources.
2.Study on the production efficiency of platelet components in 24 prefecture-level blood stations in China
Minyu HUA ; Wei NIU ; Jian YAO ; Shouguang XU ; Yuxia QIU ; Li LI ; Dongmei ZHAO ; JiaYu WAN ; Feng YAN ; Hongzhi JIA ; Hao LI ; Jiaqi QIIAN ; Peng WANG ; Zhenxing WANG ; Lin BAO ; Shan WEN ; Sheng YE ; Xuefang FENG ; Man ZHANG ; Xiaobo CAI ; Wei ZHANG ; Dexu CHU ; Youhua SHEN ; Peifang CONG ; Hui ZHANG ; Yan QIU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(9):937-942
【Objective】 To learn the production efficient of platelet components among prefecture-level blood stations in China, to provide supporting data for those blood stations to optimize the production mode of platelet components and continuously improve production efficiency and supply capacity. 【Methods】 The data from 2017 to 2020 was obtained from 24 prefecture-level blood stations who were the members of the practice comparison network for blood institutes in China. The collection units of apheresis platelets, the number of dual-collections of apheresis platelets and plasma, the average apheresis units of one platelet apheresis procedure, the discarded rate of apheresis platelets, the amount of expired apheresis platelets and the amount of apheresis platelets issued were collected. For concentrated platelets, the prepared amount of platelet concentrates and the amount of expired platelet concentrates were collected; both the quantity of qualified and issued concentrated platelets were submitted for statistical analysis.The total output and efficiency of platelet components were calculated based on the collected data. 【Results】 The average annual growth rate of apheresis platelets collection in 24 prefecture-level blood stations was 12.23%, accounting for 99.80% of the total platelet output; the average collection unit of one platelets apheresis procedure was 1.75; from 2019 to 2020, only 5 blood stations performed dual-collection of platelet and plasma during one apheresis procedure; the discarded rate of apheresis platelets was 0.28%, of which 0.007% was due to expiration. A total of 1 621.2 therapeutic units of concentrated platelets were prepared, and 13.03% of them was discarded due to the expiration. The production efficiency of platelet components was 97.56%, of which the production efficiency of apheresis platelets was 97.61% and the production efficiency of concentrated platelets was 74.43%. 【Conclusion】 There are large regional differences in the supply capacity of platelet components in prefecture-level blood stations. Apheresis platelets are the main resource of platelet components product, and the collection capacity is increasing over the years with the characteristics of high production efficiency and low expiration scrapping rate. However, the preparation of concentrated platelets are still limited with relatively low production and high expiration discarded rate.
3.Adverse reactions to blood transfusion: A retrospective analysis of 750 cases in Wuxi area from 2017 to 2019
Minyu HUA ; Qingqin HAO ; Wei XIA
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(5):498-501
【Objective】 To explore the incidence of adverse reactions to blood transfusion in Wuxi, so as to provide theoretical basis for further improving the safety of blood transfusion in this area. 【Methods】 211 778 cases of blood transfusion in hospitals in Wuxi from 2017 to 2019 were collected, and the incidence of adverse reactions were retrospectively analyzed. 【Results】 From 2017 to 2019, 750 cases of adverse reactions occurred in Wuxi, with the incidence rate at 0.35%(750/211 778), which kept increasing year by year. The incidence of reactions relative to apheresis platelet transfusion was the highest, about 0.86% (accounting for 32.8%, 246/750), viral inactivated frozen plasma transfusion 0.1% (accounting for 30.4%, 228/750), showing an increasing trend year by year, suspension of leukocytes reduced RBC 0.12%(257/220 106), washed RBC 0.08%(5/6 439) and cryoprecipitate 0.02%(14/750) respectively (the above three accounting for 36.8%, 216/750). The adverse reactions were mainly allergic reactions (67.6%, 507/750) and febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reaction(FNHTR) (28.8%, 216/750), and the incidence of both increased year by year. In addition, there were 6 cases (0.8%, 6/750) of transfusion-associated circulation overload, 2 cases (0.27%, 2/750) of post transfusion purpura, 1 case (0.13%, 1/750) of transfusion-related acute lung injury and 18 miscellaneous cases (2.4%, 18/750). Further analysis revealed that red blood cell products were the main causes for FNHTR, and platelets and plasma products for allergic reactions. 【Conclusion】 The incidence of adverse reactions in Wuxi, mainly composed of allergic and febrile reactions caused by transfusions of blood components other than cryoprecipitate, was lower than the general level in China, but it kept increasing year by year. Measures should be taken by hospitals to strengthen the monitoring, reporting of adverse reactions, so as to prevent and further reduce the incidence of adverse reactions.

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