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Results from the Displace Consortium: Practice Patterns on the Use of Transcranial Doppler Screening for Risk of Stroke in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
Conclusions: Nearly all DISPLACE sites order TCD screening annually, as recommended in the guidelines, with some ordering screening more frequently. A few sites did not report initiation of CRCT per STOP protocol for abnormal TCD results; however, over half of the sites reported following up with an MRI/MRA, which may suggest evaluating for vasculopathy prior to CRCT. Some sites reported beginning HU therapy for abnormal results; this may reflect consideration of patients for whom CRCT is not possible, but data were not collected for confirmation. Interestingly, results suggest a reliance on MRI/MRA since sites commonly re...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Phillips, S., Mueller, M., Schlenz, A. M., Melvin, C., Adams, R. J., Kanter, J. Tags: 901. Health Services Research-Non-Malignant Conditions: Poster III Source Type: research
