Patients with sickle cell trait or a disease who require cardiac surgery are at risk of a
potentially fatal sickling crisis, which may be induced by hypothermia, hypoxia, acidosis, or …

Homozygous sickle cell disease (SCD) presents a multitude of challenges in patients
undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Special consideration must be …

DISCUSSION The focus during surgery in patients with HbSS is prevention of hypothermia,
hypoxaemia, acidosis, dehydration and low flow states, to prevent sickling in the …

Background: Patients with the homozygous sickle cell disease have increased perioperative
mortality. Some indications like heart valve surgery, may justify an exchange blood …

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Three patients with homozygous sickle cell disease underwent successful open heart
surgery for multivalvular lesions. Details of the surgical technique and the necessary …

Background—In patients with sickle cell trait or disease, reduced life expectancy and a
tendency for complications are believed to negatively affect likelihood of survival after open …

As survival improves in patients with sickle cell anemia, the prospects of performing cardiac
surgical procedures on older patients with this genetic defect increase. We describe the …

Dear Editor, Sickle cell hemoglobinopathy is an inherited disorder manifesting as
heterozygous (HbAS) sickle cell trait or homozygous (HbSS) sickle cell disease (SCD).[1] …

OBJECTIVES Sickle-cell disease (SCD) patients are considered to be at high risk from open-
heart surgery. This study assessed the role of a simple sickling-prevention protocol …