Outcome of Emergency Blood Transfusion in Children Seen at a Tertiary Children's Hospital in Freetown: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

• Published in: Pediatric emergency care Vol. 40; no. 5; p. 400
• Main Authors: Ikhurionan, Paul Ehiabhi, Bell, Nellie V T, Ofovwe, Gabriel Egberue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Anemia - epidemiology; Anemia - therapy; Blood Transfusion - statistics & numerical data; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Infant; Male; Retrospective Studies; Sierra Leone - epidemiology; Tertiary Care Centers; Treatment Outcome; Sierra Leone

This study sought to describe the prevalence and clinical outcome after emergency blood transfusion among children presenting with severe anemia in a tertiary children's hospital in Sierra Leone. This was a retrospective study of 395 children who received emergency blood transfusion at the Ola...