Severe nocturnal and postexercise hypoxia in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Severe nocturnal and postexercise hypoxia in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Hypoxia is a common feature in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) that is inconsistently associated with painful crises and acute chest syndrome. To assess the prevalence and risk factors of hypoxia, we recorded daytime, nocturnal, and postexercise pulse oximetry (SpO2) values in 39 SCD patient...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Halphen, Caroline Elie, Valentine Brousse, Muriel Le Bourgeois, Slimane Allali, Damien Bonnet, Mariane de Montalembert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4039516?pdf=render

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