Corticosteroids and Increased Risk of Readmission After Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

BACKGROUND: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a frequent cause of hospitalization and mortality in children with sickle cell disease. Transfusion is often required to prevent respiratory failure and treatment with dexamethasone may reduce the length of admission and the need for transfusions. We perform...

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Hauptverfasser: Strouse, John J., Takemoto, Clifford M., Keefer, Jeffrey R., Kato, Gregory J., Casella, James F.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2008
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757656/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17849474
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.21336
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