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Master of Public Health

Adherence to transcranial Doppler screening guidelines among children with sickle cell disease.

AUTHORS

Eckrich MJ , Wang WC , Yang E , Arbogast PG , Morrow A , Dudley JA , Ray WA , Cooper WO , . Pediatric blood & cancer. 2013 2 ; 60(2). 270-4

ABSTRACT

Little is known about adherence to guidelines recommending yearly screening with transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography to detect stroke risk for children with severe sickle cell disease. The objective was to determine the proportion of children with hemoglobin SS (HbSS) or sickle-β(0) -thalassemia (HbSβ(0) ) aged 2-16 years who received recommended TCD screening from 1997 to 2008, and to identify factors associated with adherence.

Little is known about adherence to guidelines recommending yearly screening with transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography to detect stroke risk for children with severe sickle cell disease. The objective was to determine the proportion of children with hemoglobin SS (HbSS) or sickle-β(0) -thalassemia (HbSβ(0) ) aged 2-16 years who received recommended TCD screening from 1997 to 2008, and to identify factors associated with adherence.

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