parallel sessions - International Society for Blood Transfusion

PostersISBT2006PostersTOPIC 05.2TOPIC 05.2P-434 THE IMPACTS OF RED BLOOD CELL SIZE ON THE HARVEST OFPLATELETS BY APHERESISP-443 LOOKING AT FACTORS GOVERNING FAILURE RATE IN PHLEBOTOMOYS.L. Loh, C.L. Toh, N. Mohd Amir, M. Koh, D. Teo (Health Sciences Authority, Singapore,H.Y.S Hung, W. Chiou-Hua, L. Wen-Chuan, L. Su-Jen, L. Kuo-Sin (Taipei BloodSingapore)Center,T.B.S.F, Taipei, Taiwan)P-435 A STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF WOMENABOUT BLOOD DONATIONP-444 COMPARISON OF HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION IN BLOODDONORS BEFORE AND AFTER DONATION, AND DETERMINATION OFTHEIR IRON STORESH. Javadzadeh Shahshahani (Research Center of Iranian BTO, Yazd, Iran)K.M. Magnussen, N.F.A. Fogh-Andersen (Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen C,122P-436 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) STUDY ABOUTBLOOD DONATION IN THE URBAN POPULATION OF YAZD, IRAN, 2004H. Javadzadeh Shahshahani, M. Attar, M. Yavari (Research Center of Iranian BTO, Yazd, Iran)P-437 STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING SAFER BLOOD SUPPLIES IN KENYAE.M. Kitangala, J.A. Nyamongo, J. Mwangi (National Blood Transfusion Service Kenya,Nairobi, Kenya)P-438 NEW METHODS FOR DETERMINING HEMOGLOBIN/HEMATOCRITFOR DONOR ELIGIBILITYM. Kline, V. George, P. Sabol (American Red Cross, Rockville, United States of America)P-439 A STUDY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLIC’S KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTIONS WITH REGARD TO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONP.M. Knox, R. Swanevelder, G. Nothard, I. Van Schalkwyk (South African National BloodService, East London, South Africa)P-440 IS THERE AN INCREASE IN DONOR DEFERRALS?P.M. Knox, M Mack (South African National Blood Service, East London, South Africa)P-441 PRODUCTION OF DOUBLE UNITS OF PRBC USING THE ALYXCOMPONENT COLLECTION SYSTEM IS A SAFE AND TIME SPARINGPROCEDUREC. Leitner, J. List, G. Stiegler, M. Horvath, A. Wagner, P. Hoecker (Clinic for Blood GroupSerology and Tran, Vienna, Austria)P-442 CURRENT STATUS OF PREPARATIVE GRANULOCYTE APHERESIS:DONOR SELECTION, INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUESC. Leitner, G. Stiegler, J. List, N. Worel, P. Hoecker (Clinic for Blood Group Serology and Tran,Vienna, Austria)Bagsvaerd, Denmark)P-445 IRON STORES IN BLOOD DONORS LOW IN HAEMOGLOBINCONCENTRATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS FORMEASURING THE HAEMOGLOBINCONCENTRATIONK.M. Magnussen, N.B. Bork, L.A. Asmussen (Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen C,Bagsvaerd, Denmark)P-446 RAPID RESULTS INITIATIVE APPROACH FOR DONORRECRUITMENT IN SRI LANKAH.A.C.S Manchanayake, Z.S. Bharucha (National Blood Transfusion Service, Colombo 05,Sri Lanka)P-447 FACTORS THAT MOTIVATE AND HINDER BLOOD DONATION IN GREECEO. Marantidou, L. Loukopoulou, E. Zervou, G. Martinis, A. Egglezou, K. Fountouli,E. Xassapopoulou, S. Noussis, P. Dimoxenou, M. Parara, M. Gavalaki, D. Mixopoulos,A. Maniatis (Asklipion Hospital, Athens, Greece)P-448 A COMPARISON OF DONOR RETURNS BEHAVIOR OF FIRST TIMEDONORS WHO WERE RECRUITED/NOT RECRUITED AFTER FIRSTDONATION IN ISFAHAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTERZ. Massaeli, M.R. Jaberi, M.M. Hariri (Iranian Blood Transfusion Organisation, Isfahan, Iran)P-449 SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO COLLECT DONORS WITH SICKLEBLOOD CELL TRAITC. Maugard, O. Nasr, C. Bichouard, P. Aguilar-Martinez, J. Coste (EFS PyrénéesMediterranée, Montpellier, France)P-450 SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO COLLECT DONORS WITH SICKLEBLOOD CELL TRAITC. Maugard, O.N. Nasr, C.B. Bichouard, P.A.M. Aguilar Martinez, J. Coste (EFS Pyrénées123Mediterranée, Montpellier, France)INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSIONXXIX THINTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ISBT