ABSTRACT
A total of 110 patients with sickle cell disease who had open splenectomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 10-year period are reviewed Patients with homozygous sickle cell disease numbered 94, S beta0 and S beta+ thalassaemias (11 and 4 respectively) and one patient with SC disease. Postoperative acute chest syndrome was the most common complication (9 of 110). There were no life threatening emergencies and no mortalities. Eleven patients received preoperative blood transfusion and operative times were short averaging 60 minutes among the 110 patients. Open splenectomy remains the gold standard for patients with sickle cell disease requiring splenectomy.
El presente trabajo revisa un total de 110 pacientes con la enfermedad de células falciformes, que fueran sometidos a una esplenectomía abierta en el Hospital Universitario de West Indies, a lo largo de un período de 10 años. Los pacientes con enfermedad de células falciformes homocigóticas fueron 94, con talasemias S b0 y S b+ fueron 11 y 4 respectivamente, y un paciente presentaba la enfermedad por hemoglobina SC. El síndrome torácico agudo postoperatorio resultó ser la complicación más común (9 de 110). No hubo emergencias con riesgo de vida ni mortalidades. Once pacientes recibieron transfusión de sangre en el postoperatorio y los tiempos de operación fueron cortos, con un promedio de 60 minutos entre los 110 pacientes. La esplenectomía abierta sigue siendo la norma de oro para los pacientes con la enfermedad de células falciforme que requieren esplenectomía.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Anemia, Sickle Cell/surgery , Splenectomy/methods , Splenic Diseases/surgery , Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications , Splenectomy/adverse effects , Splenic Diseases/etiology , Hospitals, University , Jamaica , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The nutritional status of 896 Kadazan children below 6 years of age from 23 villages of Tambunan District were studied. When stunting and wasting were defined as those who were below two standard deviations of height-for-age and weight-for-height (Waterlow et al, 1977) and based on the National Center for Health Statistics reference population, 67.6% of boys and 66.8% of girls were stunted while 12.3% of boys and 8.3% of girls were wasted. Weaning foods and toddler feeding practices were unsatisfactory. The role of health education on child care and feeding practices is emphasized.