Table 3.
Type and Characteristics of Transfused Blood Component with Frequency of Transfused Patients at FHCRH, February to April 2019 (N =384)
| Blood Component Characteristics | Transfused Patient Frequency N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood component type | Whole blood | 364 (94.8%) | |
| CRC | 8 (2.1%) | ||
| Platelet | 5 (1.3%) | ||
| Whole blood and platelet | 4 (1.0%) | ||
| Whole blood and CRCs | 3 (0.8%) | ||
| Storage time | Less than 14 days | 228 (59.4%) | |
| 14 days and more | 156 (40.6%) | ||
| Number of unit transfused | One | 227 (59.11%) | |
| Two | 100 (26.04%) | ||
| ≥ 3 and more | 57 (14.84%) | ||
| Total units transfused | 638 | ||