Donor Blood Procurement, Safety, and Clinical Utilization: A Study of Blood Transfusion Services in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nigeria.
Oluomachi Charity NnachiCharles UzorChukwuma David UmeokonkwoEmeka Ogah OnweAugustine Ejike OkoyeRichard Lawrence EwahFavour Ogonna NwaniPublished in: Anemia (2022)
The hospital blood bank relies heavily on family replacement donors with little or no assistance from the National Blood Transfusion Service. Family replacement donors have the highest risk of TTIs, and hepatitis B infection has the highest prevalence. The high cost of blood component therapy increases the need for whole blood.