ReviewBritish journal of haematology2021
Point-of-care haemoglobin testing in African hospitals: a neglected essential diagnostic test.
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- Use of point-of-care haemoglobin tests to diagnose childhood anaemia in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2024Pooled it
- Cardiac output measurement in Malawian children ages 2 months-12 years hospitalised with severe anaemia (COM-TRACT).International health · 2026Trial
- Emerging evidence for preoperative anaemia screening and blood health optimisation for paediatric surgical patients.BJA open · 2026Article
- A pilot experimental study of cold-chain management, haemolysis and oxidative stress of packed red blood cells in early blood transfusion: toward a blood viability model in the out-of-hospital setting.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Genetic self-counselors in Tunisia: the role of health education in hemoglobinopathies prevention among high school students.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
- Clinicians in low- and middle-income settings need better access to point-of-care haemoglobin tests for identifying and managing children and pregnant women with severe anaemia.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Article
- The silent epidemic: Tackling the burden of anaemia in Africa.African journal of laboratory medicine · 2025Article
- Geographical Access to Point-of-care diagnostic tests for diabetes, anaemia, Hepatitis B, and human immunodeficiency virus in the Bono Region, Ghana.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Prevention and management of anaemia in pregnancy: Community perceptions and facility readiness in Ghana and Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Availability, stock levels and usage of In-vitro diagnostics in the Bono region, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Blood transfusion for children in sub-Saharan Africa: 200 years on.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2023Article
- Bridging the gaps in newborn screening programmes: Challenges and opportunities to detect haemoglobinopathies in Africa.African journal of laboratory medicine · 2023Review
- Severe malaria.Malaria journal · 2022Review
- A predictive algorithm for identifying children with sickle cell anemia among children admitted to hospital with severe anemia in Africa.American journal of hematology · 2022Article
- Field Experiences with Handheld Diagnostic Devices to Triage Children under Five Presenting with Severe Febrile Illness in a District Hospital in DR Congo.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Owing to the rapid turnaround time in the assessment of haemoglobin level by point-of-care tests (POC Hb), these have grown in popularity and scope in large parts of the world. However, whilst POC testing for malaria and HIV remains has been integrated into patient management in Africa, the use of POC haemoglobin testing remains neglected by health services. The main users of transfusions (paediatric, maternity and trauma services) present largely as emergencies. Ward-based POC Hb could result in more rapid and accurate diagnosis of anaemia, contributing to saving of lives and at the same time reduce unnecessary transfusions which deplete the limited supplies of donated blood in Africa. Severe anaemia requiring transfusion is a major cause of paediatric admission in Africa. At a dissemination meeting to discuss the results of a large phase III paediatric transfusion trial and steps to implementation of the findings participants strongly recommended that one of the most pressing actions required was to prioritise the use of POC haemoglobin testing. This would facilitate implementation of the new transfusion algorithm, developed at the meeting, which refines patient management including blood transfusions. We present the rationale for the strongly recommended prioritisation of POC Hb, using paediatric transfusion as an exemplar.
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