The Practices of Anaesthesiologists in the Management of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon
| Autor: | Hermine Fouda, Serge Vivier Nga Nomo, Raymond Ndikontar, Luc Van Obbergh, Aristide Kuitchet, Dominique Djomo Tamchom |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Perioperative management Haemoglobin s Leadership and Management business.industry sickle cell disease anaesthesiologists perioperative management practices Health Policy Health Informatics Disease Guideline Logistic regression Article Health Information Management Informed consent Emergency medicine Medicine business Elective Surgical Procedure |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare; Volume 9; Issue 12; Pages: 1617 Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1617, p 1617 (2021) Healthcare |
| ISSN: | 2227-9032 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/healthcare9121617 |
| Popis: | Patients with sickle cell disease are more likely to undergo surgery during their lifetime, especially given the numerous complications they may develop. There is a paucity of data concerning the management of patients with sickle cell disease by anaesthesiologists, especially in Africa. This study aimed to describe the practices of anaesthesiologists in Cameroon concerning the perioperative management of patients with sickle cell disease. A cross-sectional study was carried out over four months and involved 35 out 47 anaesthesiologists working in hospitals across the country, who were invited to fill a data collection form after giving their informed consent. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model. Among the 35 anaesthesiologists included in the study, most (29 (82.9%)) had managed patients with sickle cell disease for both emergency and elective surgical procedures. Most of them had never asked for a haematology consultation before surgery. Most participants (26 (74.3%)) admitted to having carried out simple blood transfusions, while 4 (11.4%) carried out exchange transfusions. The haemoglobin thresholds for transfusion varied from one practitioner to another, between |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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