Management of sickle cell disease: Acute episodes in the community and in hospital

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 363-368

  Telfer, Paul T ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute chest syndrome; Crisis; Pain; Sickle; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HEMOGLOBIN; IBUPROFEN; INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE SULFATE; OSELTAMIVIR; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ACUTE PAIN CRISIS; ACUTE SPLENIC SEQUESTRATION; ANEMIA; AWARENESS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BREATHING EXERCISE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COMMUNITY CARE; DEHYDRATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND FOOT SYNDROME; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PAIN; PALPATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIAPISM; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPLEEN DISEASE; STROKE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 80051675675     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: 1878206X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2011.08.001     Document Type: Review

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