TY - JOUR
T1 - Therapeutic red cell exchange transfusion as an adjuvant therapy for management of sickle cell crisis in adults
AU - Mamdapur, Anand Bandachar
AU - Sagar, Maddani Shanmukhappa
AU - Madhusudan, R.
AU - Samir, Mustafa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Sickle cell crisis is an acute clinical condition, caused due to capillary occlusion by the deformed red blood cells, leading to vaso-occlusive status. Vaso-occlusion is an emergency condition requiring intensive care admission and carries a high mortality. Sickle cell crisis is usually managed with hydration, analgesics, and supportive care. Therapeutic red cell exchange transfusion is advised as an adjuvant, for the management of sickle cell crisis, and it is mainly practiced in the pediatric population. We report an adult case of sickle cell crisis managed with therapeutic red cell exchange transfusion in Intensive Care Unit and successful outcome in patient management.
AB - Sickle cell crisis is an acute clinical condition, caused due to capillary occlusion by the deformed red blood cells, leading to vaso-occlusive status. Vaso-occlusion is an emergency condition requiring intensive care admission and carries a high mortality. Sickle cell crisis is usually managed with hydration, analgesics, and supportive care. Therapeutic red cell exchange transfusion is advised as an adjuvant, for the management of sickle cell crisis, and it is mainly practiced in the pediatric population. We report an adult case of sickle cell crisis managed with therapeutic red cell exchange transfusion in Intensive Care Unit and successful outcome in patient management.
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U2 - 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_23_18
DO - 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_23_18
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85049224892
SN - 0972-5229
VL - 22
SP - 457
EP - 459
JO - Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
JF - Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
IS - 6
ER -