SICKLE CELL ANEMIA: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PATIENTS ATTENDED IN A SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT CENTER

Authors

  • Pâmella Naiana Dias dos Santos Enfermeira Residente em Cancerologia do Hospital Erasto Gaertner
  • Márcia Helena de Souza Freire
  • Gisele Basso Zanlorenzi
  • Mara Albonei Pianovski
  • Vanilda de Fátima de Andrade Matos Denardi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.36657

Keywords:

Chronic illness, Sickle cell anemia, Public health nursing.

Abstract

This qualitative research aimed to describe the
clinical, social and demographic profile of patients with
sickle cell anemia attended in a specialist outpatient center
for Pediatric Hematology in Curitiba, Paraná. Between the
1st and 19th of October 2012, all the medical records of
persons with hemoglobinopathies in the outpatient center
were sought; 58 persons were identified who met the
inclusion criteria. Data from case histories and clinical tests,
from the first attendance up to the date of collection, were
organized in categories. There was a predominance (76%)
of children (1 to 12 years old), originating from 14 health
regions in the state (70.5%), diagnosed in the first year of
life (80%), monitored for three years or more (86.2%), with
clinical signs of skin paleness (94.8%) and fever (93.1%),
with pain crisis as the main complication (70.7%). The
results may support planning and operations in the care of
the patient with sickle cell anemia and her family members
in this outpatient service and also in other similar services.

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Published

2014-12-19

How to Cite

Dias dos Santos, P. N., Freire, M. H. de S., Zanlorenzi, G. B., Pianovski, M. A., & Denardi, V. de F. de A. M. (2014). SICKLE CELL ANEMIA: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PATIENTS ATTENDED IN A SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT CENTER. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.36657

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2014)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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