Since sickle cell disease (SCD) carries an increased risk for ischemic stroke, stroke prevention in this patient population is vital. To this end, the 2014 NHLBI guidelines specify that children with ...
Author(s)Schefft MR, Swaffar C, Newlin J, Noda C, Sisler I. A novel approach to reducing admissions for children with sickle cell disease in pain crisis through individualization, standardization in ...
Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. There are approximately 100,000 people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the ...
A recent analysis of Medicaid claims data found that individuals with sickle cell disease are seeing hematologists at a lower rate than patients with other chronic genetic diseases. While the life ...