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ReviewLancet (London, England)2016

The intersection between asthma and acute chest syndrome in children with sickle-cell anaemia.

Michael R DeBaun, Robert C Strunk

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Review in Lancet (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael R DeBaunDepartment of Pediatrics and Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt-Meharry Sickle Cell Center for Excellence, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: m.debaun@vanderbilt.edu.
Robert C StrunkDivision of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Tennessee Oncology · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Asthma and Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Sickle Cell Anemia IIR01HL079937 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DEBAUN, MICHAEL R., STRUNK, ROBERT · 2005 to 2013
$10.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS 5R01-HL079937-08NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL079937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute chest syndrome is a frequent cause of acute lung disease in children with sickle-cell disease. Asthma is common in children with sickle-cell disease and is associated with increased incidence of vaso-occlusive pain events, acute chest syndrome episodes, and earlier death. Risk factors for asthma exacerbation and an acute chest syndrome episode are similar, and both can present with shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and wheezing. Despite overlapping risk factors and symptoms, an acute exacerbation of asthma or an episode of acute chest syndrome are two distinct entities that need disease-specific management strategies. Although understanding has increased about asthma as a comorbidity in sickle-cell disease and its effects on morbidity, substantial gaps remain in knowledge about best management.

Indexed as

Acute Chest SyndromeAdolescentAge DistributionAnemia, Sickle CellAnti-Bacterial AgentsAsthmaBronchial HyperreactivityChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRisk FactorsYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID27353685
PMCPMC5041533
OpenAlexW2431053166

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