Anaesthetic implications of laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with sickle cell anaemia.

Authors
Doodnath, R
Gillick, J
Doherty, P
Affiliation
Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12. rdoodnath@gmail.com
Issue Date
2012-02-01T10:23:41Z
MeSH
Anemia, Sickle Cell/*complications
Blood Transfusion/statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Laparoscopy
Male
*Splenectomy/methods
Splenic Infarction/*etiology/surgery

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Citation
Ir Med J. 2010 Apr;103(4):121-2.
Journal
Irish medical journal
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/207386
PubMed ID
20486319
Abstract
With the increasing immigrant population in the Republic of Ireland, the number of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) seen in the paediatric hospitals is climbing. In this case report, we review the anaesthetic implications and outcome of the first two paediatric patients with SCD to have a laparoscopic splenectomy due to repeated splenic infarcts in the Republic of Ireland.
Language
eng
ISSN
0332-3102 (Print)
0332-3102 (Linking)
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