Management of sickle cell disease in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is a life-limiting inherited hemoglobinopathy that poses inherent risk for surgical complications following cardiac operations. In this review, we discuss preoperative considerations, intraoperative decision-making, and postoperative strategies to optimize the care of a patient with sickle cell disease undergoing cardiac surgery.

First Page

80

Last Page

84

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.13093

Publication Date

Winter 2-2017

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