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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Raised D-dimer levels in acute sickle cell crisis and their correlation with chest X-ray abnormalities
GMS German Medical Science, Volume 8, Year 2010
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Objective: Quantitation of D-dimer level during a sickling crisis and its correlation with other clinical abnormalities. Design: Prospective longitudinal study. Setting: Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patients: Adult patients (12 years and older) admitted acutely with a sickle cell crisis who consent to taking part in the study. Candidates may re-participate if they are readmitted with a further acute painful crisis. Results: 36 patients with homozygous sickle cell disease consented to take part in the study. D-dimer levels were raised in 31 (68.9%) of 45 episodes of painful crisis of whom 13 had an abnormal chest X-ray. Of those with a normal chest X-ray only one patient had a raised D-dimer level: sensitivity of 92.3%, specificity 40.6%, positive predictive value 38.7% and negative predictive value of 92.9% for an abnormal chest X-ray. Conclusion: D-dimer levels are frequently raised during an acute painful crisis. A normal level has a high negative predictive value for an abnormal chest X-ray. © 2010 Dar et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dar, Javeed Ahmad
Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushayt
King Faisal Military Hospital
Mughal, Inam
Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushayt
King Faisal Military Hospital
Hassan, Hilali
Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushayt
King Faisal Military Hospital
Al Mekki, Taj E.
Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushayt
King Faisal Military Hospital
Chapunduka, Zivani
Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushayt
King Faisal Military Hospital
Hassan, Imad Salah Ahmed
Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushayt
King Faisal Military Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3205/000114
ISSN:
16123174
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative