A Retrospective Study Of Patient Demographics, Therapeutic Management, and Outcomes of Sickle Cell Disease in the Intensive Care Unit

Incidence of sickle cell disease patients with pulmonary embolism admitted to the intensive care unit in Bahrain

“…This finding was similar to those of other studies, with 8.6 mg/dl in survivors and 8.7 mg/dl in nonsurvivors in Bahrain; and, 8.3 mg/dl in survivors and 8.6 mg/dl in nonsurvivors in Oman. 16 , 23 At admission, the mean HbS was 55.8% with a standard deviation of 2.2. The Omani study revealed the mean HbS was 63% in survivors with a standard deviation of 21.5% and 54.5% in non-survivors with a standard deviation of 25.2.…”

“…In other studies, the primary reason of ICU admission was acute chest syndrome (ACS) with 55% in Bahrain, 69.9% in Oman, and 30.4% in the United Kingdom. 16 , 22 , 23 The reason was that some patients were shown to have more than one complaint and more than one organ involved, which may be related to the nature of SCD and the pathophysiological sickling process.…”

“…The Omani study revealed the mean HbS was 63% in survivors with a standard deviation of 21.5% and 54.5% in non-survivors with a standard deviation of 25.2. 23 …”

“…Our findings were similar to those of earlier Bahraini and Omani studies. 16 , 23 While in New York, United States of America (USA), average hospital LOS was 15.35 days with average ICU LOS of 3.63 days of 141 adults SCD patients over a 6 year period. 24 This result can be attributed to the nature and complexity of the disease and the need for intensive supportive measures.…”