Impact and burden of sickle cell disease in critically ill obstetric patients in a high dependency unit in Sierra Leone-a registry based evaluation

• Main Authors: Milena Mortara (Author), Momoh Sitta Turay (Author), Sonia Boyle (Author), Claudia Caracciolo (Author), Sarjoh Bah (Author), Henry Kargbo (Author), Eva Hanciles (Author), Valerie John-Cole (Author), Ester Scapini (Author), Roberto Benoni (Author), Vishmi Dissanayake (Author), Abi Beane (Author), Rashan Haniffa (Author), Adeniji O. Adetunji (Author), Williamson Taylor (Author), Luigi Pisani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) in pregnancy is associated with worse maternal and neonatal outcomes. There is limited available data describing the burden and outcomes of critically ill obstetric patients affected by SCD in low-income settings. Objectives We aimed to define SCD burd...