Preoperative screening for sickle cell disease in children: a pragmatic solution in a UK district hospital

Summary Sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent across the whole of Europe and hence within our anesthetic practice. Despite this, there still appears to be a largely varied consensus on when preoperative sickle cell testing is necessary in the pediatric population. In this article, we describe one approach adopted in a district hospital within London to simplify this problem.

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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - October 13, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Kim Jemmett, Andrew Williams Tags: Special Interest Article Source Type: research