Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Admitted With Fever

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sickle Cell Thalassemia; Sickle Cell Anemia

Treatments: Other: Observational

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00736060

0027-08-EMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will summarized the clinical and laboratory data and the outcome of all the patients suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia (Including Sickle cell thalassemia) admitted to the pediatric ward.

Full description

The actual protocol for SCA patients admitted with fever is to obtain blood cultures and start empiric antibiotic treatment.

The study cohort included 60 SCA patients actually treated in the Pediatric Hematology Unit.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: All patients admitted with fever as the only presenting symptom.

Exclusion Criteria: Patients admitted with another causes related or unrelated to sickle cell disease and have also fever.

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Sickle cell anemia

Treatment:

Other: Observational

2

Description:

Sickle cell thalassemia

Treatment:

Other: Observational