HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Open splenectomy in Jamaican children with sickle cell disease.

Abstract
A total of 110 patients with sickle cell disease who had open splenectomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 10-year period are reviewed Patients with homozygous sickle cell disease numbered 94, S beta0 and S beta+ thalassaemias (11 and 4 respectively) and one patient with SC disease. Postoperative acute chest syndrome was the most common complication (9 of 110). There were no life threatening emergencies and no mortalities. Eleven patients received preoperative blood transfusion and operative times were short averaging 60 minutes among the 110 patients. Open splenectomy remains the gold standard for patients with sickle cell disease requiring splenectomy.
AuthorsN D Duncan, I Tennant, A Crawford-Sykes, A Barnett, M Scarlett, S E Dundas, G Badal, B Chin
JournalThe West Indian medical journal (West Indian Med J) Vol. 55 Issue 1 Pg. 37-41 (Jan 2006) ISSN: 0043-3144 [Print] Jamaica
PMID16755818 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell (complications, surgery)
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jamaica
  • Male
  • Splenectomy (adverse effects, methods)
  • Splenic Diseases (etiology, surgery)
  • Treatment Outcome

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: