Prevalencia del Antígeno Kell en donantes del Banco de Sangre del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Enero – Diciembre 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The blood is composed of red blood cells in which surface have several antigens that allow different blood groups to be determined according to their phenotypes, genotypes and antibodies. The ABO and Rh system have been the main blood groups taken into account at the time of blood transfusions, however with the passage of time and the studies that have been given, it is concluded that there are also other blood systems that are capable of producing post-transfusion reactions such as the Kell, Kidd, Duffy and Lewis systems. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Kell antigen in blood samples obtained from donors who attended the Blood Bank of the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso during the period of January-December 2017. METHODOLOGY: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research in the donors of the Blood Bank of the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso through the collection of the results obtained in 2017 from the area of immunohematology, using the SPSS software version 25 for tabulation. RESULTS: During the year 2017 in the Blood Bank of the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso came to donate 9764 people, using a sample size of 6154, this sample was found that the prevalence of positive cases of Kell Antigen is 0.8% CONCLUSIONS: The results show that the blood donors of the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso in the city of Cuenca have a lower prevalence than those reported in other studies carried out in Ecuador and abroad