What precautions do you take prior to CABG in a patient with sickle cell trait?
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What precautions do you take prior to CABG in a patient with sickle cell trait?
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Hematology · Boston University School of Medicine
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Surgery and anesthesia are safe in sickle cell trait (HbAS) when normal precautions are followed. In patients with HbAS and control subjects, the frequency of anesthetic, surgical, and postoperative complications was similar; however, most patients were young, and few thoracic procedures were includ...
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