Hospitalizations among children with sickle cell disease enrolled in the Kumasi Sickle Cell Pan African Consortium (SPARCo) database: A cross sectional study.

Yaa Gyamfua Oppong-Mensah Samuel Frimpong OdoomIsaac NyanorEvans Xorse AmuzuSuraj Abubakar YawnumahEmmanuel Asafo-AdjeiSamuel Blay NguahDaniel AnsongAlex Osei-AkotoVivian Paintsil

Published in: Health science reports (2023)

VOPE, ACS, infections, and acute anaemia from hyperhaemolysis were observed as the most common causes of admissions among SCD patients. A good outcome of discharge was seen in most of the patients that were hospitalized with a median length of stay of 6 days. This study also strengthens the importance of a good SCD database with patient follow-ups for better outcomes in SCD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
risk factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
drug induced
electronic health record
mechanical ventilation