Obligatory | 1. Bone Marrow Donor: a) Body Mass Index over 35. a) Body Mass Index over 40. b) Under 50Kg (7 stone 12 lbs). c) The donor is so overweight that they have difficulty in getting onto or off the bleed bed. d) Venous access is very difficult. |
Discretionary | a) Potential PBSC donors with a BMI between 35 and 40 should be carefully assessed for other risk factors for cardiovascular disease before they are b) Treatment with anti-obesity drugs, accept. |
Additional Information | Blood service staff should not put their own health at risk by helping donors on and off the donation couch except in an emergency. It is recommended that no donor should lose more than 13% of their blood volume during any donation procedure. This is to protect them from adverse Obesity also makes it desirable to use more than a donor's weight to estimate their blood volume. Fat contains far less blood as a proportion of its weight Donors who are overweight or obese tend to have more moderate-severe pain with PBSC donation. BM harvest is technically a considerably more difficult |
Reason for Change | The levels of BMI/weight at which a PBSC donor can be accepted have been changed to align with Anthony Nolan, DKMS, NMDP and Canadian current guidance and WMDA draft guidance. |
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TDSG-BM Edition 203, Release 17