Frequent and prolonged hospitalizations: A risk factor for early mortality in sickle cell disease patients

• Published in: American journal of hematology Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 201 - 203
• Main Authors: Houston‐Yu, Patricia, Rana, Sohail R., Beyer, Betsy, Castro, Oswaldo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2003; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Adult; Anemia, Sickle Cell - mortality; Anemia, Sickle Cell - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Cause of Death; Depression; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; hospitalization; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Length of Stay; Medical sciences; mortality; Platelet diseases and coagulopathies; Quality of Life; risk factor; Risk Factors; sickle cell disease; Spirituality; utilization; Human; Hemoglobinopathy; Sickle cell anemia; Multiple; Mortality; Hemopathy; Hospitalization; utilization; Genetic disease; sickle cell disease; Hemolytic anemia; Risk factor; Early; Prolonged

A subset of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) has frequent and prolonged hospitalizations. Clinical outcomes for this subset of patients are not known. We analyzed mortality data in 71 such patients enrolled in a case management study. Adult patients (mean age 32 years) with SCD and ≥50 hospit...