| Autor: |
Eke, Christopher B, Chukwu, Bartholomew F, Edelu, Benedict O, Ezenwosu, Osita U, Ikefuna, Anthony N, Emosi, Ifeoma J |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Orient Journal of Medicine; Vol 28, No 1-2 (2016); 11-16 |
| ISSN: |
1115-0521 |
| Popis: |
Background: Sickle cell anaemia is a multi-systemic disease with variable clinical manifestations including those involving the digestive system. There is paucity of data on the digestive system complications of sickle cell anaemia in children in our setting.Objective: To determine the pattern of digestive system complications among hospitalized children with sickle cell anaemia in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.Methodology: A 7-year retrospective observational study of cases of digestive system complications among hospitalized children with sickle cell anaemia was carried out. Relevant clinical data including socio-demographic characteristics, digestive system complications diagnosed, definitive investigations applied, treatment given and possible outcomes were extracted from the case record files of selected cases using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY 2012) while the level of statistical significance was set at p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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