Sickle Cell-Related Complications in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass

• Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 565
• Main Authors: Chacon-Portillo, Martin A, Mossad, Emad B, Zea-Vera, Rodrigo, Beckerman, Ziv, Binsalamah, Ziyad M, Adachi, Iki, Mery, Carlos M, Imamura, Michiaki, Heinle, Jeffrey S, Fraser, Jr, Charles D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiopulmonary Bypass - adverse effects; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Heart Defects, Congenital - complications; Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery; Humans; Hypothermia, Induced - adverse effects; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; congenital heart disease (CHD); cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB); sickle cell trait disease; pediatric

We aimed to describe our experience with patients with sickle cell trait (SCT) and undergoing surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Data on all patients with SCT or sickle-α thalassemia who underwent surgery on CPB were collected (1996-2017). Overall, 46 patients were included, 37 (80%) had SCT a...