Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Complications and Management

Table 3

Diagnostic laboratory tests and routine laboratory monitoring for patients with sickle cell disease.

Test	Frequency	Percent
Diagnostic laboratory tests
Sickling test	4	1.9
Solubility test	3	1.5
Haemoglobin electrophoresis	199	96.1
HPLC	0	0.0
Isoelectric focusing test	0	0.0
Not reported	1	0.5
Routine laboratory tests
CBC with Reticulocyte Count	207	100.0
Liver Function Test (LFT)	78	37.7
Renal Function Test (RFT)	16	7.7
EKG and Echocardiogram	7	3.4
Abdominal Ultrasound	4	1.9
Ophthalmology Test	2	1.0
Pulmonary Function Test	0	0.0
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography	0	0.0