The Pattern Of Non-Infectious Acute And Delayed Blood Transfusion Reactions In Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife

📄 Project Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate non-infectious blood transfusion reactions occurring among individuals receiving health care at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals complex Ile-ife, with a view to determining the incidence of the various reactions and factors that may influence them. Over a period of 19 months, 258 blood transfusion recipients, who had not been transfused within two weeks prior to the admission, participated in the study. A questionnaire was prepared and tested in a pilot study of 10 patients for validity, and administered on recipients. Appropriate laboratory tests were carried out where indicated. Data was collated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A p value <0.05 was significant. The results showed that 462 transfusions of blood and blood products were observed in 258 individuals who consisted of adults (60.9%) and children (39.1%). There were significantly more female adults than males (p=0.031) and more male children than fe...