Clinical Trial: Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Admitted With Fever

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Study the Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics and the Outcome of Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Admitted to the Pediatric Ward Because of Fever as the Presenting Symptom

Brief Summary: This study will summarized the clinical and laboratory data and the outcome of all the patients suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia (Including Sickle cell thalassemia) admitted to the pediatric ward.

Detailed Summary:

The actual protocol for SCA patients admitted with fever is to obtain blood cultures and start empiric antibiotic treatment.

The study cohort included 60 SCA patients actually treated in the Pediatric Hematology Unit.

Sponsor: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

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Information By: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Dates:
Date Received: August 14, 2008
Date Started: May 2008
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 25, 2011
Last Verified: August 2011