title: Platelets decline during Vaso-occlusive crisis as a predictor of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease.
authors.affiliation: Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Chaher H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Alhandalous
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Lewis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gowhari
authors.affiliation: Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Johara
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.|Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molokie
authors.forename: Taimur A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.affiliation: Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Victor R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Gordeuk
mesh_terms: D056586:Acute Chest Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood*