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To assess the demand, guideline compliance, and operational delivery of blood transfusions for children with severe malarial anemia at a referral hospital in Burkina Faso.

January 1, 2020Pan African Medical JournalOpen Access

Blood transfusion requirements among children with severe malarial anemia: a cross-sectional study in a second level reference hospital in Burkina Faso

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SSSalam Sawadogo KNKoumpingnin Nebié TMTiéba Millogo

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Cross-sectional study reveals high transfusion needs and high delivery rates in pediatric severe malaria, indicating persistent gaps in guideline compliance.

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To assess the demand, guideline compliance, and operational delivery of blood transfusions for children with severe malarial anemia at a referral hospital in Burkina Faso.
Cross-sectional study conducted at the regional hospital center of Koudougou in Burkina Faso.
Evaluated N=402 pediatric patients presenting with severe malaria defined by WHO 2000 criteria.
Severe malaria represented 45.6% (402/882) of pediatric admissions; anemia occurred in 97.5% (392/402) of cases and blood transfusion was indicated in 78.4% (315/402).
Transfusion orders aligned with national guidelines in 92.7% of cases and WHO guidelines in 63.8%; 99.4% (350/352) of requested blood units were issued and 98.0% (343/350) administered.
Transfusion increased average hemoglobin by 37.9±17.6 g/L and resolved anemia intolerance in 97.1% (134/138) of symptomatic cases, with an overall mortality of 5.7% (23/402).

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Sawadogo et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaa5a3c47961702446cbbe9 https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.108.22384

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January 1, 2020Pan African Medical JournalOpen Access

Blood transfusion requirements among children with severe malarial anemia: a cross-sectional study in a second level reference hospital in Burkina Faso

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Authors

SSSalam Sawadogo KNKoumpingnin Nebié TMTiéba Millogo

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Cross-sectional study reveals high transfusion needs and high delivery rates in pediatric severe malaria, indicating persistent gaps in guideline compliance.

Key Points

To assess the demand, guideline compliance, and operational delivery of blood transfusions for children with severe malarial anemia at a referral hospital in Burkina Faso.
Cross-sectional study conducted at the regional hospital center of Koudougou in Burkina Faso.
Evaluated N=402 pediatric patients presenting with severe malaria defined by WHO 2000 criteria.
Severe malaria represented 45.6% (402/882) of pediatric admissions; anemia occurred in 97.5% (392/402) of cases and blood transfusion was indicated in 78.4% (315/402).
Transfusion orders aligned with national guidelines in 92.7% of cases and WHO guidelines in 63.8%; 99.4% (350/352) of requested blood units were issued and 98.0% (343/350) administered.
Transfusion increased average hemoglobin by 37.9±17.6 g/L and resolved anemia intolerance in 97.1% (134/138) of symptomatic cases, with an overall mortality of 5.7% (23/402).

Cite This Study

Sawadogo et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaa5a3c47961702446cbbe9 https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.108.22384

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