Abstract
The goal of this study is to assess various aspects of blood transfusion services and blood safety and assure the adherence of the studied blood banks to the WHO global blood safety guidelines in Beni-Suef blood banks. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 by in depth interview in the University hospital blood bank and the regional blood bank of Beni-Suef governorate. The officially recognized and the nationally coordinated blood transfusion service (BTS) found in both banks. There is a national blood policy and a national BTS management committee in both banks. There is a medical director responsible for the BTS and a national quality system in both banks. There is a mechanism for calculating total BTS costs in both banks. The approximate cost in US$ of producing one unit of whole blood is approximately 10 dollars (about 170 LE) and a system of stock control in both banks. Both blood banks are working under the WHO guidelines for global blood safety.
Highlights
Growing demand for blood and blood products alongside with increasing cost and transfusion associated diseases led to number of studies in the late 1970s to review blood ordering and transfusion practice [1]
The regional blood bank and university hospital blood bank both were included in the study for assessment of blood safety and transfusion services according to the global database on blood safety
There is a national blood policy, but it is more implemented in the regional blood bank than the university blood bank
Summary
Growing demand for blood and blood products alongside with increasing cost and transfusion associated diseases led to number of studies in the late 1970s to review blood ordering and transfusion practice [1]. Nowadays there has been an increased attention on the potential side effects of transfusion and evidence approving the use of lower transfusion thresholds [2]. Awareness of side effects of blood transfusion is becoming more evident due to the increase of different indications of blood transfusion and the increased knowledge of transfusion science nowadays [3]. Many units of blood ordered by doctors are underutilized but are reserved and are not available for other patients in need. This can cause stock problems for blood banks and loss of shelf life of blood [4]
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