30/11/2019
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• Multi-disciplinary team care is imperative for appropriate management. • Anaesthetists need to be aware of the possible serious complications of sickle cell disease in the perioperative period. • Management of these patients requires careful preparation, and close attention to those factors that can precipitate a sickle crisis. • The basic principles of oxygenation, hydration, analgesia, avoidance of hypothermia and acidosis, and blood transfusion where indicated, are essential in these patients .
(AAGBI, 2009)
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