Blood Requisition and Utilization Practice in Surgical Patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and other characteristics surgical patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia, 2013 (𝑁=1,212).

S.N	Characteristics	Total (no.)	Percent (%)
1	Sex
	Male	472	48.1%
	Female	510	51.9%
2	Source of donation
	Voluntary	176	17.9%
	Replacement	896	82.1%
3	Type of operation
	Elective	628	63.9%
	Emergency	354	36.1%
4	Type of anesthesia
	General	668	68.0%
	Spinal	314	32.0%
5	Department/cases
	Surgery	599	60.9%
	Gynecology and obstetrics	383	39.1%
6	Total units of blood prepared	1,072	100%
7	Total units of blood crossmatched	1,072	100%
8	Total units of blood transfused	468	43.6%
9	Preoperative blood units replaced	34	7.2%
10	Intraoperative blood units replaced	143	30.6%
11	Postoperative blood units replaced	291	62.2%
12	Total units of blood wasted	604	56.4%