Outcome | Effect |
---|---|
Blood markers | |
Haemoglobin level | Not significantly different |
Percentage of fetal haemoglobin | Increased (very low quality evidence) |
Clinical outcomes | |
Pain crises | Decreased (low quality evidence) |
Hospitalisations | Decreased (low quality evidence) |
Blood transfusion therapy | Insufficient data |
Acute chest syndrome | Insufficient data |
Secondary stroke | Decreased (very low quality evidence) No effect (low quality evidence) |
Prevention of end organ damage | |
Spleen | No significant difference (low quality evidence) |
Kidney | No significant difference (low quality evidence) |
Brain (transcranial Doppler velocity) | Decreased (very low quality evidence) |
Mortality | |
Mortality | Decreased effect |
Toxicity | |
Neutropenia | Mild to moderate (moderate quality evidence) |
Leg ulcers | Insufficient data |
Thrombocytopenia | Insufficient data |
Anaemia | Insufficient data |