Table 2.
Annual national estimate of number of patient transfusion orders, requested blood product units, and requests disposition estimated from the survey of 42 representative Tanzanian hospitals, 2013
| Patient age and sex | Transfusion orders | Components requested | Component disposition | ||
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| n | n | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| All ages, both sexes | 209 052 | 278 371 | 244 535 (87.8) | 34 591 (12.4) | 6648 (2.4) |
| Males <18 y | 46 701 | 50 158 | 48 114 (95.9) | 2109 (4.2) | 296 (0.6) |
| Females <18 y | 39 101 | 43 183 | 41 142 (95.3) | 2036 (4.7) | 357 (0.8) |
| Males ≥18 y | 30 826 | 48 087 | 37 789 (78.6) | 10 434 (21.7) | 2456 (5.1) |
| Females ≥18 y | 89 314 | 132 657 | 113 697 (85.7) | 19 530 (14.7) | 3477 (2.6) |
| Females, reproductive age (18–39 y) | 66, 375 | 96 858 | 84 191 (86.9) | 13 099 (13.5) | 2185 (2.3) |
| Medical units | |||||
| Adult surgery | 18 656 | 29 445 | 20 009 (68) | 9515 (32.3) | 1580 (5.4) |
| Adult medical | 58 873 | 86 753 | 77 559 (89.4) | 9377 (10.8) | 2699 (3.1) |
| Pediatric medical | 70 387 | 74 499 | 72 399 (97.2) | 2126 (2.9) | 243 (0.3) |
| Pediatric surgical | 3028 | 3197 | 2510 (78.5) | 722 (22.6) | 91 (2.8) |
| Intensive care (pediatric or adult) | 2211 | 3759 | 2758 (73.4) | 1043 (27.7) | 248 (6.6%) |
| Obstetrics | 39 884 | 57 312 | 50 589 (88.3) | 6892 (12.0) | 1001 (1.7) |
| Gynecology | 14 337 | 21 760 | 17 283 (79.4) | 4689 (21.6) | 767 (3.5) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 442 | 733 | 647 (88.3) | 98 (13.4) | 15 (2.0) |
The percentages in columns issued and not issued may not add to 100% exactly because of rounding.
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The column “Not issued due to blood not available” is included in the units “Not issued.”