Hospitalization Events among Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in Basra, Iraq
Table 5
Readmission among hospitalized patients with SCD.
Variable
Readmission
No readmission
value
Number (37)
Number (123)
Mean age (year) ± SD
8.55 ± 3.53
7.80 ± 3.68
0.272
Mean LOS ± SD
5.45 ± 3.45
4.01 ± 2.56
0.022
Number (%)
Number (%)
Sex
Male
19 (51.35)
72 (58.54)
0.431
Female
18 (48.65)
51 (41.46)
Type of SCD
SCA
6 (16.22)
23 (18.70)
0.732
S/β-Thalassemia
31 (83.78)
100 (81.30)
Final diagnosis
Acute painful crisis
21 (56.76)
83 (67.48)
0.572
ACS
2 (5.40)
17 (13.82)
ASSC
3 (8.11)
10 (8.13)
Hospitalization in previous year
No
2 (5.41)
42 (34.15)
0.000
<3
9 (24.32)
41 (33.33)
≥3
26 (70.27)
40 (32.52)
Blood transfusion in previous year
No
5 (13.51)
37 (30.10)
0.027
<3
13 (35.14)
50 (40.70)
≥3
19 (51.35)
36 (29.30)
Blood transfusion during admission
Not received
19 (51.35)
64 (52.03)
0.942
Received
18 (48.65)
59 (47.97)
Asthma symptom
No
16 (43.24)
88 (71.54)
0.002
Yes
21 (56.75)
35 (28.46)
Opioid received
No
19 (51.35)
113 (91.87)
0.000
Yes
18 (48.65)
10 (8.13)
HU received
No
33 (89.19)
93 (75.61)
0.077
Yes
4 (10.81)
30 (24.39)
values for age and LOS were assessed by -test and for other variables by chi-square. ACS: acute chest syndrome, ASSC: acute splenic sequestration crises, HU: hydroxyurea, LOS: length of stay, SCD: sickle cell disease, and SCA: sickle cell anemia.
