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Hospital Use and Mortality in Transition-Aged Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

2021; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 11; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1542/hpeds.2021-005806

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Titilope Fasipe, Deepa Dongarwar, Elyse Lopez, R A P Brown, Megan Abadom, Donald H. Mahoney, Hamisu M. Salihu,

Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Childhood mortality in sickle cell disease (SCD) has decreased, but the transition period is associated with poor outcomes and higher mortality rates. We analyzed recent US hospitalizations and mortality trends in the transition-aged population and evaluated for differences between patients with and without SCD.