Sánchez FP, Novo VY, Benítez SMB, Sánchez BMJ

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Regular plasmapheresis donors have erythrocytemas losses that can affect, depending on individualities, their iron stores.
Aim: To determine evolutionary behavior during one year of serum iron in plasmapheresis donors.
Method: A descriptive observational study was carried out on 200 plasma donors from the Provincial Blood Bank of Cienfuegos. The serum iron concentration was serially quantified. The number of individuals with low values of the mineral and variables gender, age, time donating plasma, frequency of donations and hemoglobin concentration were related.
Results: The serum iron average showed a tendency to decrease within normal range, although it was found in a small group of latent iron deficiency and in another slight anemia, more frequent in women, and over 44 years old, related to greater intensity in each donation cycle and time of permanence as a plasma donor.
Conclusions: Without establishing a direct causal relationship, the results of the research point to the development of progressive iron deficiency in regular plasma donors, due to the negative balance of the mineral. The donation of plasma, as an ethical and harmless process, should be monitored more closely, avoiding undesirable effects on donors.