Pattern of blood transfusion request and utilization at a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital

Pattern of blood transfusion request and utilization at a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital

Introduction: Provision of adequate safe blood is challenging in developing countries due to paucity of voluntary blood donors, poor facilities for storage and blood component preparation as well as inappropriate blood ordering and utilization. Appraisal of pattern of blood transfusion requests and...

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Main Authors: Abubakar U Musa, Mohammed A Ndakotsu, Abdul-Aziz Hassan, Ayatollah Kilishi, Ibrahim K Kwaifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Blood transfusion
cross-match to transfusion ratio
request
utilization
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2014;volume=17;issue=1;spage=19;epage=22;aulast=Musa

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