Table 1 Clinical data of the studied 45 SCD patients

Age of diagnosis

 Mean ± SD

1.39 ± 1.04

 Median (IQR)

1 (0.75–1.75)

Transfusion history among studied patients

 Simple transfusion

26

57.7%

 Chronic transfusion

8

17.7%

 Exchange transfusion

7

15.5%

Frequency of yearly transfusion

0 time

8

17.8%

2 times

6

13.3%

3 times

3

6.7%

4 times

10

22.2%

6 times

7

15.6%

12 times

11

24.4%

Complications of SCD among studied patients

 Infection

8

17.8%

 AVN and fractures

5

11.1%

 Acute chest syndrome

5

11.1%

 Pulmonary HTN

4

8.9%

 Manifest stroke

1

2.2%

 Gall bladder stones

1

2.2%

 Priapism

0

0%