Baseline characteristics of 19 patients with sickle cell disease who underwent tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Variable | |
Patients n | 19 |
Males | 10 (53%) |
Age at surgery years | 6 (3.5–8) |
Hb type | |
SS | 17 (89.5%) |
SC | 2 (10.5%) |
HU | 3 (16%) |
EBT | 1 (5%) |
Asthma# | 3 (16%) |
Tonsil enlargement grading¶ | |
None | 2 (10.5%) |
Grade I | 1 (5%) |
Grade II | 2 (10.5%) |
Grade III | 7 (37%) |
Grade IV | 7 (37%) |
Snoring ≥3 times a week+ | 19 (100%) |
Data are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. Hb: haemoglobin; HU: hydroxyurea; EBT: exchange blood transfusion. #: Diagnosis was made in compliance with Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines [19]; ¶: according to tonsil grading scale by Brodsky [34]; +: according to the current definition of snoring in sleep-disordered breathing [20].