Perioperative Management of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Perioperative Management of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Perioperative Management of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
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www.downstatesurgery.org<strong>Sickle</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> SyndromesMajor Clinical ManifestationsAcute chest syndrome (ACS)• Most common form <strong>of</strong> acute pulmonary disease• Second most common cause <strong>of</strong> hospitalization in SCD andthe leading cause <strong>of</strong> death• Defined as the new appearance <strong>of</strong> an infiltrate <strong>with</strong>pulmonary symptoms in a patient <strong>with</strong> SCD
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