Table I.
Haemoglobin determination in donor selection.
| Country | Reporting level | Method(s) in use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-invasive | Invasive | Sampling pouch | |||
| Capillary | Venous | Venous | |||
| Austria | National | Yes (minority) | Yes | Grey-zone/doubtful results | Yes (1 centre) |
| Belgium | National | No | Yes (all new donors and failed Hb on previous donation) | No | Yes (100%) |
| Bulgaria | National | No | Yes | No | No |
| Croatia | National | Yes (14% in 2014) | Yes (86% in 2014) | No | Yes (apheresis only) |
| Cyprus | National | No | Yes | Yes (apheresis only) | No |
| Czech Republic | Institutional | No | Yes | Yes (new WB donors) | Yes (regular WB and apheresis donors) |
| Denmark | Regional | No | No | Yes (low Hb on previous donation) | Yes |
| Estonia | National | No | Yes | No | No |
| Finland | National | No | Yes | Yes (deferred due to low capillary) | No |
| France | National | No | Yes (21%) | Yes (low capillary) | Yes (100%) |
| Germany | Regional | No | Yes | No | No |
| Greece | National | Yes (1 centre) | Yes | No | Yes (apheresis donors and some first time female donors) |
| Italy | Local | No | Yes | Yes (low capillary) | Yes (100%) |
| Latvia | National | No | Yes | No | No |
| Lithuania | Institutional | No | Yes | No | No |
| Luxembourg | National | No | Yes (“trigger events”) | Yes (donor candidates and “trigger events”) | Yes |
| Malta | National | No | Yes | Yes (low capillary and apheresis) | No |
| Netherlands | National | No | Yes | No (only special request) | No (for quality control purposes only) |
| Poland | National | Yes | Yes | Yes (once yearly for regular donors) | No |
| Portugal | Local | No | Yes | Yes (apheresis donors) | Yes (first time WB donors) |
| Romania | Institutional | No | Yes | Yes (apheresis donors or suspicious capillary level) | No |
| Slovakia | National | No | Yes (mobile collections) | Yes (donations at BE) | Yes (donors tested only from capillary blood) |
| Slovenia | National | No | Yes 98% | Yes 2% (apheresis) | No |
| Spain | Regional | No (starting 2016) | Yes | Yes (low capillary) | No |
| Sweden | National | No (under evaluation) | No | Yes (candidate donors) | Yes (registered donors) |
| United Kingdom | National | No | Yes | Yes (low capillary) | No |
WB: whole blood; BE: blood establishment; Hb: haemoglobin.