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Table 1 Frequency of blood transfusion requests and dispatch based on blood products

From: Demographic characteristics of blood and blood components transfusion recipients and pattern of blood utilization in a tertiary health institution in southern Nigeria

Blood component

Units cross matched

Units issued

C/T Ratio

N

(%)

N

(%)

Whole blood

1770

(71.57)

1636

(70.04)

1.08

Packed cell

468

(18.93)

467

(19.99)

1.00

Plasma

235

(9.50)

233

(9.97)

1.01

Total

2473

(100.00)

2336

(100.00)

1.06

  1. C/T ration cross-match to transfusion ratio, % percentage, N absolute number