title: Preoperative screening for sickle cell disease in children: a pragmatic solution in a UK district hospital.
abstract: Sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent across the whole of Europe and hence within our anesthetic practice. Despite this, there still appears to be a largely varied consensus on when preoperative sickle cell testing is necessary in the pediatric population. In this article, we describe one approach adopted in a district hospital within London to simplify this problem.
authors.affiliation: Anaesthetic Department, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jemmett
authors.affiliation: Anaesthetic Department, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: anesthesia; child health; hemoglobinopathies; neonatal screening; preoperative care; sickle cell disease