Blood use in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review of current data

The authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Appendix S1. Search strategy. Appendix S2. The protocol—blood use in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of current data. Appendix S3.1. Summary of 37 studies reporting blood use in sub-Saharan Africa. Appendix S3.2. Summary of studies on general patient populations combined to evaluate blood use in sub-Saharan Africa. Appendix S3.3. Summary of blood utilization among pediatric-only studies. Appendix S3.4. Summary of blood utilization among obstetrics and gynecology–only studies. Appendix S3.5. Summary of blood use among cesarean section–only studies. Appendix S3.6. Summary of blood use among newborn-only studies. Appendix S3.7. Blood use in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, cesarean section births, and newborns. Appendix S3.8. Summary of studies on the utilization of platelets or autologous whole blood Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.