Table 4. Hemoglobin and hematocrit... | American Society of Hematology

Table 4.

Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, SCD-related complications, and outcome in patients who did not receive blood transfusion during the study period

	SS		SC
Patients	n = 19		n = 44
Hemoglobin concentration
(Hb, g/dL, mean ± SD)
Hematocrit (Ht, mean ± SD)	Hb	Ht	Hb	Ht
At inclusion^4-150	7.0 ± 1.3	23.1 ± 4.0	9.2 ± 1.4	28.4 ± 4.5
Before labor	8.2 ± 0.7	26.0 ± 2.7	9.8 ± 1.3	29.8 ± 4.0
Immediate post delivery	6.6 ± 1.4	21.5 ± 4.1	8.8 ± 1.4	27.3 ± 4.0
Day +15 post delivery	7.8 ± 0.9	25.0 ± 2.8	10.0 ± 1.3	30.6 ± 3.7
Patients with SCD-related pain	8		19
crises (total episodes)	(12)		(26)
Patients with P falciparum malaria (total episodes)	2 (4)		10 (15)
Delivery route
Vaginal	10		33
Cesarean section	8		10
Spontaneous abortion	1^4-151		1
Fetal outcome:
Stillbirth	2^‡		1
Live birth	16		42
Maternal death	0		0

	SS		SC
Patients	n = 19		n = 44
Hemoglobin concentration
(Hb, g/dL, mean ± SD)
Hematocrit (Ht, mean ± SD)	Hb	Ht	Hb	Ht
At inclusion^4-150	7.0 ± 1.3	23.1 ± 4.0	9.2 ± 1.4	28.4 ± 4.5
Before labor	8.2 ± 0.7	26.0 ± 2.7	9.8 ± 1.3	29.8 ± 4.0
Immediate post delivery	6.6 ± 1.4	21.5 ± 4.1	8.8 ± 1.4	27.3 ± 4.0
Day +15 post delivery	7.8 ± 0.9	25.0 ± 2.8	10.0 ± 1.3	30.6 ± 3.7
Patients with SCD-related pain	8		19
crises (total episodes)	(12)		(26)
Patients with P falciparum malaria (total episodes)	2 (4)		10 (15)
Delivery route
Vaginal	10		33
Cesarean section	8		10
Spontaneous abortion	1^4-151		1
Fetal outcome:
Stillbirth	2^‡		1
Live birth	16		42
Maternal death	0		0

Four patients had had blood transfusion before being referral.

This pregnancy was terminated at 26 weeks after a 3rd episode ofP. falciparum malaria.

One of the fetuses presented with multiple malformations.