Perioperative Management for Orthopaedic Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia

Purpose. To compare outcomes of 2 types of perioperative optimisation for patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) undergoing various orthopaedic surgeries. Methods. 12 female and 11 male patients aged 13 to 40 (mean, 18) years with SCA underwent 31 separate orthopaedic procedures for osteonecrosis o...

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Main Authors: German A Marulanda, Caterina P Minniti, Slif D Ulrich, Thorsten M Seyler, Michael A Mont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900901700321