Development and evaluation of a new paediatric blood transfusion protocol for Africa

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 140-151

  Cheema, B ^a   Molyneux, E M ^b   Emmanuel, J C ^c   M'Baya, B ^d   Esan, M ^e   Kamwendo, H ^f   Kalilani Phiri, L ^b   Boele Van Hensbroek, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c Blood Transfusion Medicine Specialist Consultant   (Zimbabwe)

^d Malawi Blood Transfusion Service   (Malawi)

^e MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Blood; Children; Protocol; Sub Saharan Africa; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; QUININE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MONITORING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MALARIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951228092     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2010.00989.x     Document Type: Article

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