The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Cherry G, Greenhalgh J, Osipenko L, Venkatachalam M, Boland A, Dundar Y, Marsh K, Dickson R, Rees DC
Record ID 32011001141
English
Authors' recommendations:
Study finds that the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography to identify children at high risk of stroke, along with treating these children with prophylactic blood transfusions, appears to be both clinically effective and cost-effective compared with TCD ultrasonography alone; however, further research is needed on the long-term impact of scanning and the outcomes of implementing TCD scans and blood transfusion in children.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/2607
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Primary Prevention
- Stroke
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2012 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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