EFFECTS OF A LONG-TERM TRANSFUSION REGIMEN ON SICKLE CELL-RELATED ILLNESSES

Authors
STYLES LA VICHINSKY E
Citation
La. Styles et E. Vichinsky, EFFECTS OF A LONG-TERM TRANSFUSION REGIMEN ON SICKLE CELL-RELATED ILLNESSES, The Journal of pediatrics, 125(6), 1994, pp. 909-911
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
125
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
909 - 911
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1994)125:6<909:EOALTR>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The efficacy of a long-term transfusion regimen in preventing sickle c ell disease complications is unknown. We examined 17 patients before, during, and after transfusion for cerebral vascular accident and vaso- occlusive crisis. Total hospitalization rate, as well as admissions fo r vasa-occlusive crisis, cases of acute chest syndrome, and bacterial infections decreased while patients were on a transfusion regimen.