Research Article

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

Table 6

Pattern of usage of blood and blood components across clinical departments.

Blood componentO & G (%)Paed (%)Surgery (%)A & E (%)Medicine (%)Haematology (%)

Whole blood2,479 (99.67)481 (94.31)1,041 (98.49)4,568 (99.96)1,150 (94.10)1,710 (98.55)
Red cell concentrate1 (0.04)7 (1.37)4 (0.37)1 (0.02)32 (2.61)3 (0.17)
Platelets0 (0.00)9 (1.76)1 (0.09)1 (0.02)28 (2.29)12 (0.69)
Fresh Plasma7 (0.28)13 (2.54)11 (1.04)0 (0.00)12 (0.98)10 (0.57)
Total2,487 (21.47)510 (4.40)1,057 (9.12)4,570 (39.46)1,222 (10.55)1,735 (14.98)