Use and delivery of blood platelet to the national blood transfusion Center (NBTC) of Cote d'Ivoire

Objectives: To know the use of blood platelets and their delivery by the National Blood Transfusion Center of Cote d’Ivoire; describe the socio-demographic characteristics of patients receiving transfusion of blood platelets; specify the platelets order history(old or new command); to assess the delivery of platelets by the National blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) and then specify the group of patients requiring blood transfusion of platelets at the National blood Transfusion Center of Cote d’Ivoire. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that concerned the period from 01 November to 30 November 2012. It was a comprehensive study that involved 36 controls platelet registered to the NBTC during the defined period. Of the 36 orders of platelets retained the age group 0-10 years was the most frequent with 33.3 % of cases. There were 63.9 % men and 32.6 % women. Pupils and students predominated with 30.5 % of cases. Most orders platelets came equally to Cocody Teaching Hospital and Yopougon Teaching Hospital with 30.5%. Services leading orders platelets were hematology services with 22.2% and pediatrics with 16, 6 %.In 33.3% of cases, patients requiring platelet transfusion lived in Yopougon. Among orders platelets, news represented 58.3 %. The delivery of blood platelets by the National Blood Transfusion Center was three days or more in most cases with 44.4 % and patients requiring platelet transfusion were in 38.9 % of cases of group O Rh positive. At the end of our study, we can remember that most orders platelets come from hematology and pediatrics services of CocodyTeachingHospital and YopougonTeachingHospital. These orders are made primarily of platelets for patients of group O Rh positive and issued by theNBTCwithin3 days or more in most cases.