Clinical events after surgical splenectomy in children with sickle cell anemia.
Kalpatthi
Ram
R
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA. rvkalpatthi@cmh.edu
Kane
Ian D
ID
Shatat
Ibrahim F
IF
Rackoff
Betsy
B
Disco
Deborah
D
Jackson
Sherron M
SM
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