Emergency blood transfusion practices among anaemic children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

ConclusionThe burden of anaemia is high among children under 5 presenting to EMD-MNH. Less than a quarter of children with indications for transfusion receive it in the EMD, the median time to transfusion is nearly 8  h, and those not transfused have nearly a 3-fold higher mortality. Future quality improvement and research efforts should focus on eliminating barriers to timely blood transfusion.
Source: BMC Hematology - Category: Hematology Source Type: research