Donor Blood Procurement, Safety, and Clinical Utilization: A Study of Blood Transfusion Services in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nigeria

Background. Donated blood is an essential component of the management of many diseases, and hospital-based blood banks in Nigeria are saddled with the responsibility of provision of safe blood and coordination of its appropriate utilization for patient care. Objective. This study reviewed the extent...

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Published in:Anemia 2022-03, Vol.2022, p.2622291-7
Main Authors: Nnachi, Oluomachi Charity, Uzor, Charles, Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma David, Onwe, Emeka Ogah, Okoye, Augustine Ejike, Ewah, Richard Lawrence, Nwani, Favour Ogonna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Blood & organ donations
Blood banks
Blood donors
Blood groups
Blood platelets
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusions
Care and treatment
Disease transmission
Financial services industry
Health aspects
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
Hospitals
Human immunodeficiency virus
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Patient safety
Patients
Purchasing
Syphilis
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Summary:Background. Donated blood is an essential component of the management of many diseases, and hospital-based blood banks in Nigeria are saddled with the responsibility of provision of safe blood and coordination of its appropriate utilization for patient care. Objective. This study reviewed the extent to which the hospital blood transfusion service ensures adequate safe blood supply and utilization. Materials/Methods. This was a retrospective study of 2 years record of the blood bank service of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching. Methods of donor blood procurement, transfusion transmissible infection status, the pattern of blood, and blood component usage across the hospital’s clinical departments were evaluated. Statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS, and data were presented as percentages. Fisher’s tests were used to test significance, and p value
ISSN:2090-1267
2090-1275
DOI:10.1155/2022/2622291