title: Clinical events after surgical splenectomy in children with sickle cell anemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA. rvkalpatthi@cmh.edu
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalpatthi
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Ibrahim F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Shatat
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rackoff
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Disco
authors.forename: Sherron M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D056586:Acute Chest Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013156:Splenectomy; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology