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Investigaciones Andina
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Abstract
CRUZ BERMUDEZ, Harold Fabián et al. Follow up to physiological variables of blood donors who reported adverse reactions to the Grant Donor Program. Fundación Hematológica Colombia. Investig. andina [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.27, pp.838-846. ISSN 0124-8146.
Introduction: adverse vasovagal reactions are an unexpected process that affects donor's 'perception; in this the physiological variables become an evaluation tool of their health state. Method: a cross-sectional retrospective and inferential study was made in Fundación Hematológica Colombia. Results: the study population was formed by 627 adverse vasovagal records, in which 65.9% (n=413) were females, the average age was 27,4 years, the average weight of the population was 62,4 kilograms, the moderate reaction was the most predominant with 49,2%. Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure suffered significant changes during the monitoring (p=0,000) in the three types of reactions.
Keywords : Blood; Blood Bank; Vital Signs; Blood Donors.