Acute chest syndrome and COVID-19 in sickle cell disease pediatric patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2020.11.005
Abstract: Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic, there have been many questions regarding COVID-19 in patients with SCD, including the pediatric population. A common complication of the disease is ACS, also one of the… read more here.
Keywords: disease; syndrome covid; acute chest; covid sickle ... See more keywords
Spontaneous breathing during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment of sickle cell disease acute chest syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100924
Abstract: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary hemoglobinopathy resulting in sickling hemoglobin. Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a serious complication of SCD and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Management of ACS is complex… read more here.
Keywords: extracorporeal membrane; membrane oxygenation; cell disease; acute chest ... See more keywords
Predictors of impending acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell anaemia
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59258-y
Abstract: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a major complication of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and a leading cause for hospital admissions and death. We aimed to study the spectrum of clinical and laboratory features of ACS… read more here.
Keywords: sickle cell; cell anaemia; acute chest; chest syndrome ... See more keywords
Management of acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell disease: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials
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DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2022.2085089
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction Acute chest syndrome (ACS) accounts for the highest mortality in Sickle cell disease patients. Early diagnosis and timely management of ACS results in better outcomes. However, the effectiveness of most treatment modalities for… read more here.
Keywords: review; acute chest; chest syndrome; management ... See more keywords
Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Between Ages 0 and 20 Years Presenting With Acute Chest Syndrome in the United States.
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DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001724
Abstract: To the Editor: The diagnosis of acute chest syndrome (ACS) relies on the presence of an infiltrate on chest radiograph in a patient with sickle cell disease (SCD) along with 2 or more of fever,… read more here.
Keywords: chest syndrome; united states; sickle cell; acute chest ... See more keywords
Pulmonary Blastomycosis: A Rare Cause of Acute Chest Syndrome and Prolonged Fevers in a Pediatric Patient With Sickle Cell Disease
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DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002235
Abstract: Blastomyces is a fungus found in the soil of regions of North America including the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. It can be inhaled into the lungs and cause pneumonia and disseminated disease. Although blastomycosis… read more here.
Keywords: blastomycosis; chest syndrome; acute chest; sickle cell ... See more keywords
Wooden Chest syndrome: The atypical pharmacology of fentanyl overdose.
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DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13484
Abstract: WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE A large percentage of opioid overdose fatalities involve fentanyl or one of its legal or illegal analogs (F/FAs). Is there something about the pharmacology of these drugs that make them… read more here.
Keywords: syndrome atypical; pharmacology fentanyl; pharmacology; atypical pharmacology ... See more keywords
Fentanyl-Induced Rigid Chest Syndrome in Critically Ill Patients
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DOI: 10.1177/08850666221115635
Abstract: Background Opioid induced chest wall rigidity was first described in the early 1950s during surgical anesthesia and has often been referred to as fentanyl induced rigid chest syndrome (FIRCS). It has most commonly been described… read more here.
Keywords: induced rigid; critically ill; chest syndrome; rigid chest ... See more keywords
Enlarged pulmonary artery on computed tomography and respiratory failure in sickle cell disease acute chest syndrome
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DOI: 10.1177/20458940211018345
Abstract: Predicting the severity of acute chest syndrome is an important research priority in sickle cell disease. In this retrospective study of patients with acute chest syndrome, an enlarged pulmonary artery on computed tomography was associated… read more here.
Keywords: enlarged pulmonary; cell disease; acute chest; pulmonary artery ... See more keywords
Acute Chest Syndrome Among Hospitalized Children with Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: A Nationwide Study in the United States
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DOI: 10.1182/blood.v130.suppl_1.687.687
Abstract: Background: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) remains a leading cause of mortality among children with sickle cell disease (SCD); overall, nearly 50% of ACS is diagnosed during hospitalizations for other complications including painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOC).… read more here.
Keywords: children age; vaso occlusive; study; acute chest ... See more keywords
IL-6 levels are dramatically high in the sputum from children with sickle cell disease during acute chest syndrome.
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DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003519
Abstract: Sputum interleukin-6 (IL-6) level is high during acute chest syndrome (ACS) in pediatric sickle cell disease, supporting anti–IL-6 trials. Sputum IL-8, CCL2, and CCL3 levels are also high during ACS, possibly contributing to recruitment of… read more here.
Keywords: sputum; cell disease; acute chest; sickle cell ... See more keywords