Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand.
Disease-related complications and management are different among patients with thalassemia. This study was aimed to review the prevalence, clinical risk factors for the complications and the management in patients with thalassemia in Thailand. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in pat...
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doaj-ad711e793e8046cf9ea2bca3981433c02021-03-03T20:48:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01143e021414810.1371/journal.pone.0214148Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand.Suporn ChuncharuneeNattiya TeawtrakulNoppadol SiritanaratkulNonlawan ChueamuangphanDisease-related complications and management are different among patients with thalassemia. This study was aimed to review the prevalence, clinical risk factors for the complications and the management in patients with thalassemia in Thailand. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with thalassemia aged ≥ 18 years old. Thalassemia-related complications and management were reviewed. The clinical parameters significantly associated with the complications were analyzed by logistic regression methods. The prevalence of thalassemia-related complications was 100% in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) and 58.8% in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT). Advanced age was statistically associated with extramedullary hematopoiesis in both TDT and NTDT patients. Splenectomy was a significant risk factor for pulmonary hypertension in both groups of patients. Severe iron overload started earlier in patients with TDT than NTDT and was associated with diabetes mellitus (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 6.2, p-value = 0.02). Disease-related complications are more prevalent in patients with TDT than patients with NTDT. Splenectomy and advanced age were important risk factors for developing major complications in both groups. Early screening and management for specific disease-related complications should be considered in patients with thalassemia according to their clinical risk factors.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214148 |
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Suporn Chuncharunee Nattiya Teawtrakul Noppadol Siritanaratkul Nonlawan Chueamuangphan Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand. PLoS ONE |
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Suporn Chuncharunee Nattiya Teawtrakul Noppadol Siritanaratkul Nonlawan Chueamuangphan |
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Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand. |
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Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand. |
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Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand. |
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Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand. |
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Review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: A multi-center study in Thailand. |
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review of disease-related complications and management in adult patients with thalassemia: a multi-center study in thailand. |
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Disease-related complications and management are different among patients with thalassemia. This study was aimed to review the prevalence, clinical risk factors for the complications and the management in patients with thalassemia in Thailand. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with thalassemia aged ≥ 18 years old. Thalassemia-related complications and management were reviewed. The clinical parameters significantly associated with the complications were analyzed by logistic regression methods. The prevalence of thalassemia-related complications was 100% in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) and 58.8% in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT). Advanced age was statistically associated with extramedullary hematopoiesis in both TDT and NTDT patients. Splenectomy was a significant risk factor for pulmonary hypertension in both groups of patients. Severe iron overload started earlier in patients with TDT than NTDT and was associated with diabetes mellitus (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 6.2, p-value = 0.02). Disease-related complications are more prevalent in patients with TDT than patients with NTDT. Splenectomy and advanced age were important risk factors for developing major complications in both groups. Early screening and management for specific disease-related complications should be considered in patients with thalassemia according to their clinical risk factors. |
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