Surgical Procedures and Outcomes Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease.

CONCLUSION:: Surgical procedures such as cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy, splenectomy, hernia repair, and appendectomy account for a small but significant proportion of hospital admissions in children with sickle cell disease. Acute chest syndrome is among the most common complications of elective surgery, while stroke and death are rare. PMID: 24108258 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - October 7, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hyder O, Yaster M, Bateman BT, Firth PG Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research