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

200550 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jackie Buck

Angela Casbard · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Charlotte Llewelyn · Medical Research Council

Tony Johnson · MRC Biostatistics Unit

Sally C. Davies · Central Middlesex Hospital

Lorna M. Williamson · University of Cambridge

Abstract

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 HbSss(0)thalassaemia.

Topics & Keywords

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Blood groups and transfusion Blood donation and transfusion practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal Of Haematology

Volume 75, Issue 1, pp. 14-21

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2005.00412.x

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