Assessment of blood supply and usage pre- and during COVID-19 pandemic: A lesson from non-voluntary donation.
Transfus Clin Biol
; 28(1): 68-72, 2021 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-33080420
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Ensuring steady stream of safe blood is the ultimate goal of blood transfusion practice. The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of life and economy. Consequently, this study sets off to assess the effect of the pandemic on blood supply and blood transfusion in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.METHODS:
Data from the Donor Clinic and Blood Group Serology Unit of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital were retrospectively extracted to evaluate supply and use of blood before and during COVID-19 pandemic.RESULT:
A total of 1638 donors were recorded within the study period. Age range 15-29 and 30-44 years constituted majority of the subjects (58.9% and 33.4%, respectively). The donor pool were male-dominated. Commercial donors (61.7%) and family replacement donors (30.6%) constituted majority of the donor pool. Most of the donor pool were students (37.1%), public servants (22.8%) and artisans (18.6%). A concomitant decrease of 26.1% and 18.9% were recorded in blood donation and request during the COVID-19 pandemic.CONCLUSION:
Blood supply was not significantly affected in our study center as both requests and donations decreased. Consideration for improving family replacement donation was advised.Palavras-chave
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doadores de Sangue
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Transfusão de Sangue
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Pandemias
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transfus Clin Biol
Assunto da revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nigéria