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==Guidance== | ==Guidance== | ||
| − | Acceptable if over 8 stone (or 50kg) and BMI less than, or equal to, 35. | + | Acceptable for PBSC if over 8 stone (or 50kg) and BMI less than, or equal to, 40.0. |
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| + | Acceptable for BM if over 8 stone (or 50kg) and BMI less than, or equal to, 35.0. | ||
Donors outside these limits at work-up should be discussed with the medical officer who may allow them to proceed after discussion with the Chief Medical Officer or Medical Director. | Donors outside these limits at work-up should be discussed with the medical officer who may allow them to proceed after discussion with the Chief Medical Officer or Medical Director. | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 4 January 2013
Contents
Acceptability at Recruitment
QUALIFIED
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
QUALIFIED
Individual at Risk
Donor
Explanation of Condition
To calculate BMI, use this calculator:
Guidance
Acceptable for PBSC if over 8 stone (or 50kg) and BMI less than, or equal to, 40.0.
Acceptable for BM if over 8 stone (or 50kg) and BMI less than, or equal to, 35.0.
Donors outside these limits at work-up should be discussed with the medical officer who may allow them to proceed after discussion with the Chief Medical Officer or Medical Director.
Greater discretion may be used with overweight PBSC (rather than BM) donors, in whom an increased risk is less clear.
Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
Obesity
Version
Version 1, Edition 1
Date of Last Update
15th June 2012
