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A study on blood product usage and wastage at the public hospital, Guyana
Rajini Kurup1, Audrey Anderson2, Cecil Boston2
1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, South America. kurup_rajini@yahoo.com.
Background:
Blood is a valuable resource and blood wastage in a low socio economic country could impose a very serious impact on healthcare. This study therefore analyzes the usage and wastage of blood and blood products at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC), Guyana.
Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted on the data retrieved from laboratory blood banking information system on usage and wastage of blood products during the years 2012-2014 at the public hospital. The data were analyzed in MS Excel and SPSS 20.0.
Results:
A total of 16,426 units of blood were issued from National Blood Transfusion Services. During the study period the most frequently requested blood component was packed cells followed by fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelet, cryoprecipitate (CRYO) and whole blood respectively. Data indicated that 4167 units (25 %) of blood were wasted due to various reasons at GPHC.
Conclusions:
There is a need for intervention through raising awareness among medical staff in reducing blood wastage.
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