Adult pre-operative sickle cell testing: Local variation among anaesthetists of different grades

Sharaf, Salma; Shaw, Malaga; Zoumprouli, Argyro; Element, D.

doi:10.1097/00003643-200805001-00742

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Preoperative Screening For Hemoglobinopathies In the Uk1

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“…In our opinion many children are undergoing unnecessary blood tests and have their operations delayed or canceled because of a lack of a test 'result'. This has also been observed among the adult population (2).…”

Section: Preoperative Screening For Hemoglobinopathies In the Uksupporting

confidence: 71%

Preoperative screening for sickle cell disease in children: a pragmatic solution in a UK district hospital

Jemmett

Williams

2015

Pediatric Anesthesia

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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.

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Section: Preoperative Screening For Hemoglobinopathies In the Uksupporting

confidence: 71%