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Anaesthetic management of the child with sickle cell disease
Author(s) -
Marchant Warwick A.,
Walker Isabeau
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01026.x
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , pathophysiology , acute chest syndrome , pediatrics , perioperative , sickle cell anemia , surgery , pathology
Summary Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a relatively common inherited disorder of haemoglobin with significant morbidity and mortality. This review describes the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the disease, and discusses the clinical manifestations found in children with SCD. A discussion of the evidence concerning the perioperative management of such children is presented.