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Blood Product Management in Developing Countries

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Transfusion of blood and blood products is not only critical in life-threatening emergencies but also facilitates management of acute and chronic conditions in routine patient care [1]. In developing countries (DGCs) such as those in sub-Saharan Africa, the greatest need for transfusions is in children with malaria-related anemia and women with obstetric hemorrhage [1, 2]. These clinical scenarios are associated with a mortality index of up to 25.5% [2]. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) included fresh-frozen plasma, platelets, red blood cells, and whole blood on its Model List of Essential Medicines in 2019, many DGCs lack reliable access to these products [3].

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  1. Georgetown Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington, DC, USA

    Kyle Gress & Karina Charipova

  2. Froedtert Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Mitchell C. Fuller

  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Ivan Urits

  4. Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences, Louisiana State University School of Medicine-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  5. LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  6. Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

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  1. NYU-Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, NY, USA

    Corey S. Scher

  2. Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology Toxicology, and Neurosciences, Louisiana State University School of Medicine-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

    Henry Liu

  4. NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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  5. NYU-Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, NY, USA

    Sarah Leavitt

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Gress, K., Charipova, K., Fuller, M.C., Urits, I., Kaye, A.D. (2021). Blood Product Management in Developing Countries. In: Scher, C.S., Kaye, A.D., Liu, H., Perelman, S., Leavitt, S. (eds) Essentials of Blood Product Management in Anesthesia Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59295-0_46

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