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. 2024 Dec 7;9(1):e001587. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001587

Table 1. (A) The minimum age at which patients are considered to be adults for selecting the RhD type of blood products (the ages at the two facilities where the threshold is <16 years were 14 and 15 years); (B) the age at which women are considered to be beyond childbearing potential for the purposes of providing RhD-positive blood products to RhD-negative women (the age at the facility where the threshold is <50 years was 45 years).

A. At what age is a patient considered to be an adult for RhD selection at your institute? Number of respondents (% of respondents)
 <16 years 2 (28.6)
 16 years 1 (14.3)
 18 years 2 (28.6)
 Not defined because RhD-positive products issued for all patients and all sexes 1 (14.3)
 Did not specify an age because RhD- negative products exclusively provided 1 (14.3)
B. What is the upper age limit for a woman to be considered of childbearing potential at your institute? Number of respondents (% of respondents)
 <50 years 1 (14.3)
 50 years 4 (57.1)
 55 years 1 (14.3)
 Not defined because RhD-positive products issued for all patients and all sexes 1 (14.3)