Table 3 Blood cross matching and utilisation profile for elective patients for whom blood was cross matched for surgical procedures in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, December–February 2017/18 (n = 406)
From: Efficiency of blood utilization in elective surgical patients
Variable | Cross matched patients (n) | Transfused patients (n) | Cross matched units | Transfused units | C/T ratio | TP | TI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Department of surgery | |||||||
General and vascular | 60 | 6 | 151 | 12 | 12.58 | 10.00 | 0.20 |
Cardiothoracic | 35 | 5 | 87 | 10 | 8.70 | 14.29 | 0.29 |
Neurosurgery | 41 | 10 | 112 | 23 | 4.87 | 24.39 | 0.56 |
Urology/Endourology | 65 | 11 | 137 | 21 | 6.52 | 16.92 | 0.32 |
Pediatric surgery | 34 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 10.5 | 8.82 | 0.12 |
Orthopedic surgery | 89 | 17 | 205 | 33 | 6.21 | 19.10 | 0.37 |
OBGYN | |||||||
Gynecology | 49 | 8 | 100 | 13 | 7.69 | 16.33 | 0.27 |
Obstetrics | 31 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 31.0 | 6.45 | 0.06 |
ENT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .... | 0.00 | 0.00 |