Preoperative transfusion in sickle cell disease: a survey of practice in England.

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    • Subject Terms:
      SICKLE cell anemia; BLOOD diseases; BLOOD hyperviscosity syndrome; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEMOLYTIC anemia; HEMATOLOGY; INTERNAL medicine
    • Subject Terms:
      ENGLAND
    • Abstract:
      Buck J, Casbard A, Llewelyn C, Johnson T, Davies S, Williamson L. Preoperative transfusion in sickle cell disease: a survey of practice in England.Eur J Haematol 2005: 75: 14–21.© Blackwell Munksgaard 2005.Objectives: To gather data on current preoperative transfusion practice and postoperative complications in sickle cell disease (SCD) as a prelude to a randomised trial.Methods: A prospective one year survey of 114 SCD patients undergoing elective surgery in 31 English hospitals was undertaken.Results: 43%, 39% and 23% of patients, respectively, received no transfusion, top-up and exchange transfusion preoperatively. Overall postoperative complication rates were 18%, 26% and 17%, with HbSC/HbSß+thalassaemia and 71% of obstetric and gynaecology patients were not transfused preoperatively, whereas 59% patients undergoing ENT procedures and 83% of hip replacements had top-up and exchange transfusions respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that having moderate/high risk procedures was a predictor of postoperative complications (OR 4.9 (95% Cl: 1.3 to 18),P = 0.017) while preoperative transfusion was not (OR 1.7, (95% Cl: 0.5 to 6),P = 0.41).Conclusion: The lack of clear benefit of transfusion confirms the need for a randomised controlled trial of transfusion vs. no transfusion in patients with HbSS and HbSß0thalassaemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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