Adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with sickle cell disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

E Oteng-Ntim, D Meeks, PT Seed… - Blood, The Journal …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies were conducted to quantify
the association between sickle cell disease in pregnancy and adverse maternal and …

Anemia in pregnancy

AI Lee, MM Okam - Hematology/Oncology Clinics, 2011 - hemonc.theclinics.com
“A person, ordinarily in good health. suddenly becomes pale, the surface of the body being
waxy and bloodless; she is faint and fatigued; capable of great bodily efforts which, however …

[HTML][HTML] Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in thalassemia major and sickle cell disease: indications and management recommendations from an international …

E Angelucci, S Matthes-Martin, D Baronciani… - …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thalassemia major and sickle cell disease are the two most widely disseminated hereditary
hemoglobinopathies in the world. The outlook for affected individuals has improved in recent …

Pregnancy outcomes in women with sickle‐cell disease in low and high income countries: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

TK Boafor, E Olayemi, N Galadanci… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pregnancy in women with sickle‐cell disease (SCD) is associated with
increased adverse outcomes. Findings on the association between SCD and adverse …

Guidelines on red cell transfusion in sickle cell disease Part II: indications for transfusion

BA Davis, S Allard, A Qureshi, JB Porter… - British journal of …, 2017 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Red cell transfusion has an important role in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in
both emergency and elective settings. However, because of insufficient randomised data, it …

Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in adult sickle‐cell disease: presentations, outcomes, and treatments of 99 referral center episodes

A Habibi, A Mekontso‐Dessap… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) is one of the most feared complications of
sickle‐cell disease (SCD). We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and biological features …

Pregnancy outcome in patients with sickle cell disease in the UK–a national cohort study comparing sickle cell anaemia (H b SS) with H b SC disease

E Oteng‐Ntim, B Ayensah, M Knight… - British journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the findings from a national study of maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy
in women with sickle cell disease (SCD). Data were collected via the U nited K ingdom O …

Pregnancy and sickle cell disease: a review of the current literature

C Boga, H Ozdogu - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2016 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary disease worldwide, presenting
with anemia and intermittent severe pain. Pregnancy in a patient with SCD is associated …

The obstetric management of sickle cell disease

J Howard, E Oteng-Ntim - Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited disease worldwide and is
associated with anaemia and intermittent severe pain. Pregnant women who are affected …

Prophylactic versus selective blood transfusion for sickle cell disease in pregnancy

BO Okusanya, OT Oladapo - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Pregnant women with sickle cell disease (HbSS, HbSC and HbSβThal) may
require blood transfusion to prevent severe anaemia or to manage potential medical …