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Table 7.

Data management systems and contingency planning in blood banks

Data Management Status	Type of blood bank		p value	Number of Centers	Percentage	Key Findings & Gaps
Data Management Status	Governmental (n = 14) Yes, n	Non-Governmental (n = 14) Yes, n	p value	Number of Centers	Percentage	Key Findings & Gaps
Using a Blood Bank Information System	14	8	0.016	22	78.6%
With a downtime procedure	10	7		17	(77.3% of digital users)	Gap: 22.7% lack a contingency plan for system failures.
Without a downtime procedure	4	1		5	(22.7% of digital users)	Gap: 22.7% lack a contingency plan for system failures.
Using Paper-Based Records Only	0	6		6	21.4%
Record Retention Periods	0	6		6	(100% of paper users)	Gap: Reliance on manual systems with variable archiving (1–10 years).