Predicting risk factors for thromboembolic complications in patients with sickle cell anaemia - lessons learned for prophylaxis

CONCLUSIONS: VTE in patients with SCA has a high impact on morbidity and mortality. PE was the leading presentation of VTE, with CVC insertion, high LDH, bilirubin, CRP and white blood cell counts along with low Hb and HbF constituting other significant risk factors.PMID:34855536 | DOI:10.1177/03000605211055385

Source: Cell Research - December 2, 2021 Category: Cytology Authors: Salam Alkindi Anwaar R Al-Ghadani Samah R Al-Zeheimi Said Y Alkindi Naglaa Fawaz Samir K Ballas Anil V Pathare Source Type: research