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Table 7 Distribution of blood components based on broad sections of the hospital

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

Broad Hospital section

Blood component

Whole blood (%)

Packed cell (%)

Plasma (%)

Pediatrics

82 (5.01)

71 (15.20)

25 (10.73)

Surgery

295 (18.03)

8 (1.71)

14 (6.01)

O & G

947 (57.89)

14 (3.00)

6 (2.57)

Medicine

312 (19.09)

374 (80.09)

188 (80.69)