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Transfusion in SCD is used either as an emergency measure or as prevention of short and long term complications of SCD (1).
There are 2 main objectives of blood transfusion in SCD:
Transfusion in acute medical emergencies can be:
Indications for elective blood transfusion include:
There are several important complications of blood transfusion which may have a negative impact on the long term health of the SCD patients.
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