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Question: Among hospitalized children with sickle cell disease, what proportion have received blood transfusions and how has this changed over time?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Cross-sectional
Investigators from multiple institutions examined trends in use of blood transfusion for hospitalized children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the United States between 1997 and 2009. The investigators reviewed the Kid’s Inpatient Database (KID), a database sponsored by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality and designed to report hospital …
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