Risk Factors of Platt et al for Early Death in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Specialty: | Allergy, Immunology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Emergency Medicine, Family, General Practice, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Radiology, Surgery, Urology, Other |
Objective: | |
ICD-10: | |
Description: | Patients with sickle cell disease may survive into late adulthood, but a significant percentage may die prematurely. Certain risk factors can help identify patients at risk for early death. In general, a person with more symptomatic disease is at a higher risk for an early death. |
To read more or access our algorithms and calculators, please log in or register.
