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Severe childhood anemia and emergency blood transfusion in Gadarif Hospital, eastern Sudan.
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- Facilitators and barriers to blood and blood product accessibility and use in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Pooled it
- Reference Intervals of Hematological Parameters Among Healthy Newborns in Eastern Sudan: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Anemia Among Hospitalized Children in a Ghanaian Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Prospective Observational Study of Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Hematologic Patterns.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Timeliness of blood transfusion among children admitted with severe anaemia in a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda: a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence and clinical impact of severe anaemia in referral hospitals in southern Benin.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Patterns, Outcomes and Predictors of Pediatric Medical Admissions at Gadarif Hospital in Eastern Sudan.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Pattern and Trends in Adult Hospitalization/Admission and Mortality Among Medical Ward Inpatients at Gadarif Hospital in Eastern Sudan: A Four-Year Retrospective Study.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Anaemia prevalence and determinants in under 5 years children: findings of a cross-sectional population-based study in Sudan.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnemia is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality, particularly among children. Management of anemia depends on causes and severity of anemia. However blood transfusion is a lifesaving intervention in severe and life-threatening anemia. There are no published data on blood transfusion for anemia in Sudan.
methodsA descriptive study was conducted in Gadarif Hospital in eastern Sudan during 1 August, 2017 to 31 March, 2018. Consecutive children who presented at the emergency room with an indication for blood transfusion were enrolled in the study. A detailed history was gathered from all patients. Physical examinations, including vital signs, were performed. The World Health Organization guidelines for blood transfusion were followed.
resultsDuring the study period, a total of 1800 children were admitted to the emergency pediatric ward in Gadarif Hospital and were assessed for anemia, 513 (28.5%) were anemic and 141 (7.8%) had severe anemia. Three hundred anemic children received blood transfusion. The median (interquartile) of the age of the 300 children who received blood transfusion was 4.2 4.2(2.0-9.0) years. A total of 148 (49.3%) of the children were boys and 151 (50.3%) were younger than 5 years. The diagnoses associated with the order for blood transfusion were sickle cell disease (129, 43.0%), active bleeding (58, 19.3%), malaria (50, 16.7%), visceral leishmaniasis (25, 8.3%), severe acute malnutrition (16, 5.30%), snake bite (11, 3.7%), sepsis (5, 1.7%), and others. Two hundred eighty-five (95.0%) children improved, nine children were discharged against medical advice, and six (2.0%) children died.
conclusionThere is a high burden of anemia in eastern Sudan. Sickle cell disease, malaria, and visceral leishmaniasis are the main causes of anemia in this region. Further research on blood transfusion is needed.
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