Family Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators of Treatment Protocols for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Children with Sickle Cell Disease (original) (raw)

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Abstract

4805 Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and a primary overt stroke are at high risk of recurrent (secondary) stroke. Chronic blood transfusion (CBT) dramatically reduces but does not eliminate this high risk, and results in transfusion-related hemosiderosis. We previously reported the use of hydroxyurea/phlebotomy as an alternative to CBT to reduce the risk of secondary stroke and improve management of iron overload (Ware et al. J Pediatr 2004). This study examines the caregiver and child experience with secondary stroke prevention. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary caregivers and children/adolescents (age…

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