Sickle-cell anemia. Anesthesiological considerations.
An operation and anesthesia for patients suffering from true sickle-cell anemia, carries a substantially increased risk for these patients. This article describes the implications for the anesthetist and the measures to be taken during the phases the patient is in his care. For a better understanding of the background of these measures of brief discussion of the pathogenesis and clinical course of the disease is presented.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology