Article
Predictors of Acute Chest Syndrome Following Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
2026-04-15
Abstract excerpt
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a frequent and potentially life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), often developing during hospitalization for vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). Early identification of pediatric patients at risk remains challenging, particularly in high-prevalence settings. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of children and adolescents (≤18 years) with confirmed SCD admitted for...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b1f829a6-fda3-5751-a49b-a93f6047569e
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202604.1085.v1
