TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sickle Cell Anemia A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - An inherited blood disorder characterized by episodes of pain, chronic hemolytic anemia, and severe infections, usually beginning in early childhood. As a result of the vasoocclusive nature of the disease, in the worst situation, patients may present with congestive heart failure, cerebral infarction, kidney damage with bloody urine, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly and jaundice, eye damage, and bone marrow defects. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58086866 ER -