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- Title
Risk of transfusion‐related acute lung injury and human immunodeficiency virus associated with donations from trans donors in Quebec, Canada.
- Authors
Domingue, Marie‐Pier; Camirand Lemyre, Félix; Aubé, Eliana; Renaud, Christian; Thibeault, Catherine; Caruso, Jessica; Otis, Joanne; Grégoire, Yves; Lewin, Antoine
- Abstract
Background and Objectives: Blood operator must establish selection criteria according to the populations at risk of blood‐related infections and complications. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the risks of transfusion‐related acute lung injury (TRALI) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated with donations from trans persons. Materials and Methods: Donor screening data from Héma‐Québec were used. The risks of TRALI and HIV were estimated based on internal data and assumptions derived from the literature. The risk was assessed under four scenarios: a most likely scenario, an optimistic scenario and two pessimistic scenarios. All scenarios assumed no prior screening for trans donors. Results: The trans population comprised 134 donors, including 94 (70.1%) trans men. Of the 134 donors, 58 (43.3%) were deferred from donating a blood‐derived product because of an ongoing gender‐affirming genital surgery, and the remaining 76 (56.7%) were eligible donors. The risk of having a TRALI‐causing donation, given that it comes from a trans man, was estimated at one every 115–999 years for all scenarios. The risk of having an HIV‐contaminated donation, given that it comes from a trans woman, was estimated at one every 1881–37,600 years for all scenarios. Conclusion: This study suggests that donations from trans persons are associated with a negligible risk of TRALI and HIV.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Quebec); HIV; LUNG injuries; TRANS men; TRANS women; GENDER affirmation surgery; CONDOMS
- Publication
Vox Sanguinis, 2022, Vol 117, Issue 9, p1070
- ISSN
0042-9007
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vox.13299