Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Complications and Management

Table 5

Association between complications of SCD and the treatment modalities.

Complications	Hydroxyurea (N = 153)		value
	Yes	No
Fever	13 (8.5%)	140 (91.5%)	0.045
Vas-occlusive crisis	54 (35.3%)	99 (64.7%)	0.30
Blood transfusion (N = 145)
Vas-occlusive crisis	42 (29%)	103 (71%)	0.04