Sickle-cell trait: A report of a postoperative neurological complication

F. Y. Dalal; G. B. Schmidt; E. J. Bennett; S. Ramamurthy

doi:10.1093/bja/46.5.387

Sickle-cell trait: A report of a postoperative neurological complication

F. Y. Dalal, G. B. Schmidt, E. J. Bennett, S. Ramamurthy

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Abstract

It is widely assumed that individuals with sickle-cell trait present no anaesthetic problems with the result that sickle-cell screening is not performed in Negro patients unless they are anaemic. This complacent attitude is potentially dangerous and may be the cause of occasional postoperative morbidity or mortality. This report is of a 12-year-old Negro patient with sickle-cell trait who was anaesthetized for an elective eye operation. After the operation, he developed signs of a haemorrhagic cerebral infarct with aphasia and hemiplegia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	387-388
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of Anaesthesia
Volume	46
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/46.5.387
Publication status	Published - May 1974

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Dalal, F. Y., Schmidt, G. B., Bennett, E. J., & Ramamurthy, S. (1974). Sickle-cell trait: A report of a postoperative neurological complication. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 46(5), 387-388. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/46.5.387

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