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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Predisposing Factors and Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism among Hospitalized Patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

Mohammed S Ziyadah, Eman M Mansory, Hatem M Alahwal, Salem M Bahashwan, Abdullah T Almohammadi, Osman O Radhwi, Talal Alghamdi, Shahida A Khan, Majed N Almashjary, Ahmed S Barefah

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Sickle cell disease: managing thromboembolism.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammed S ZiyadahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Eman M MansoryHematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Hatem M AlahwalHematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3961-0765
Salem M BahashwanHematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5635-230X
Abdullah T AlmohammadiHematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1489-459X
Osman O RadhwiHematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1578-3998
Talal AlghamdiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Shahida A KhanApplied Medical Nutrition Group, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Majed N AlmashjaryHematology Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6619-0287
Ahmed S BarefahHematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2009-3817
King Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Though patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), clear estimates of its incidence and predisposing factors in hospitalized SCD patients are not available. Therefore, this issue was addressed to facilitate an early diagnosis and initiate appropriate prophylactic and treatment strategies. A retrospective observational study was conducted on patients with SCD who were admitted to an academic center in Saudi Arabia over a 10-year period. We identified 1054 admissions of 394 patients with SCD. Of the 3% of patients identified with VTE, 50% experienced pulmonary embolism (PE), 34.3% exhibited deep vein thrombosis (DVT), 6.3% exhibited cerebral vein thrombosis, and 9.4% showed other forms of VTE. In pregnant SCD patients, 6.4% developed a VTE event during their hospital admission. Of the risk factors, high white blood cell count, length of stay, and presence of any additional risk factor for VTE was associated significantly with higher risk of VTE. In our study, this risk seems to be much lower, which is likely attributed to the use of VTE prophylactic strategies implemented in our center. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to establish the ideal prophylactic strategy in patients with SCD.

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deep vein thrombosispulmonary embolismsickle cell diseasevenous thromboembolic events

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PMID37892636
PMCPMC10607487
OpenAlexW4387568570

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