Myth: Blood transfusion is effective for sickle cell anemia-associated priapism

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-122

  Merritt, Andrew L ^a   Haiman, Christopher ^a   Henderson, Sean O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Priapism; Sickle cell disease; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; OXYGEN; SEDATIVE AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CONVULSION; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PENIS ERECTION; PRIAPISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 33749332530     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500013609     Document Type: Article

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