Table 3.
Blood utilization indices of surgical patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia, 2013 (N = 1,212).
| Department | Blood utilization indices | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/T ratio | %T | TI | |||||||
| N | D | I | N | D | I | N | D | I | |
| Surgery | |||||||||
| Elective (N = 392) | 412 | 154 | 2.6 | 43 | 54 | 0.79 | 154 | 54 | 2.85 |
| Emergency (N = 207) | 232 | 136 | 1.7 | 59 | 168 | 0.35 | 136 | 168 | 0.81 |
| Subtotal | 644 | 280 | 2.3 | 102 | 222 | 0.46 | 280 | 222 | 1.26 |
| Gynecology and obstetrics | |||||||||
| Elective (N = 236) | 242 | 84 | 2.9 | 34 | 146 | 0.23 | 84 | 146 | 0.57 |
| Emergency (N = 147) | 186 | 104 | 1.8 | 150 | 234 | 0.64 | 104 | 234 | 0.44 |
| Subtotal | 428 | 188 | 2.3 | 184 | 380 | 0.48 | 188 | 380 | 0.49 |
| Total | 1072 | 468 | 2.3 | 286 | 602 | 0.47 | 468 | 602 | 0.77 |
Abbreviations: N stands for numerator; D stands for dominator; I stand for index. C/T: crossmatch transfusion ratio, %T: the probability of transfusion, and TI: transfusion index.