Simple open-heart surgery protocol for sickle-cell disease patients: a retrospective cohort study comparing patients undergoing mitral valve surgery.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · 2022 · PMC9426665 · PMID 36018254

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borderline significanceP = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Perioperative: haemoglobin and transfusions Hb values were lower in SCD patients both preoperatively (8.1 [7.1–9.4] vs 11.8 [10.0–13.0] g/dl, P < 0.001) and at discharge, with a borderline significance (7.9 [7,2–9.5] vs 9.3 [9.1–10.5] g/dl, P = 0.057).

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Nevertheless, the measured Hb levels in SCD patients were similar to those in nSCD patients soon after surgery and decreased during the perioperative period, reaching borderline significant lower values at discharge.

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