Blood is a living fluid which requires careful administration and transfusion practices. The aim of any blood bank should be to continuously supply the required product and at the same time, ensure very minimal wastage of the less demanded products. The present study was conducted to assess the utilisation pattern of various blood component products at the blood bank of a tertiary care centre. This was a retrospective study for a period of one year and requisitions for various blood component products were analysed for their utilisation patterns from various departments of the hospital. The department catering to highest number of the component products was also analysed. Packed cells was the most common component product ordered for and most number of requisitions were from the department of General Medicine. Fresh frozen plasma was the second most common requested blood component and the department of Obstetrics requested for the highest number of requisitions. Platelet rich plasma was the last ordered component product and the department of General Surgery requested for the highest number.
