COMMENTARY ON: EFFECTIVENESS OF CONFIDENTIAL UNIT EXCLUSION OPTION IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES NEEDS RE-EVALUATION

摘要

In a recent paper, OmidKhoda and colleagues evaluated the efficiency of confidential unit exclusion (CUE) in improving blood safety in Iran’s blood-transfusion system. This paper reported a significantly higher risk of HBV and HCV markers in donors who use CUE option to prevent their donated blood from being used.