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New Communication and Treatment Strategies for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19
- Experts are recommending that patients with sickle cell disease avoid possibility of infection from COVID-19 as much as possible due to increased risk for severe effects
- Additionally, patients with sickle cell are advised to manage their sickle cell the best they possibly can at home before coming to a hospital
- When patients receive blood transfusions to mitigate stroke risk, it is suggested that patients are slowly put onto a hydroxyurea treatment regimen as there is a shortage of blood during the pandemic
- This paper also provides a more in-depth procedure of what steps should physicians and patients alike should take for managing and triaging sickle cell during the COVID-19 era shown in Figure 1
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Updated 2020-12-14
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences