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BACKGROUND
The routine pretransfusion investigations in Southern Ghana involve only ABO‐D blood group typing and ABO compatibility testing without screening for irregular red blood cell (RBC) antibodies. The prevalence and specificities of RBC antibodies and frequencies of most minor blood group antigens in transfused patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Ghana are not known and are the objectives...
BackgroundHospital transfusion committees (HTCs) have been established in the United States to link producers and users as well as to ensure appropriate use of blood. The HTC has been little reported in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), although it has been established in some hospitals.
Study Design and MethodsThe minutes of three to four HTC meetings per year in a tertiary hospital hosting its own blood...
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