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Table 3 Comparison between groups according to frequency of blood transfusion regarding demographic, hematological, biochemical and radiological parameters

From: Updating the role of transcranial Doppler in prediction and prevention of stroke in correlation to the regularity of blood transfusion in Egyptian children with sickle cell anemia

 

Never (n = 11)

occasional (n = 27)

regular (n = 31)

P Value

Peak systolic velocity (cm/s) (mean ± SD)

RT MCA

147.6667 ± 28.23013

126.9167 ± 26.7835

140.32 ± 25.6

0.023

Significant

LT MCA

152.4386 ± 35.71815

135.25 ± 28.97373

146.12 ± 33.17

0.124

not significant

RT DICA

139.0877 ± 35.46743

116.75 ± 36.7179

147.19 ± 40.74

0.053

not significant

LT DICA

126.4737 ± 37.70994

99.0833 ± 30.50025

119.9 ± 30.59

0.021

Significant

RT ACA

138.551 ± 39.32454

118.7778 ± 35.76233

130.65 ± 28.93

0.166

not significant

LT ACA

141.898 ± 59.70771

112.8889 ± 30.32509

133.73 + 38.04

0.162

not significant

RT PCA

128.1224 ± 46.46443

100.6667 ± 29.21044

140.96 ± 44.2

0.94

not significant

LT PCA

123.4694 ± 45.81171

102.4444 ± 49.1353

132.38 ± 55.44

0.216

not significant

Time average mean of maximum velocity (cm/s) (mean ± SD)

RT MCA

101.5439 ± 22.49371

88.9167 ± 19.49106

96.12 ± 21.43

0.076

not significant

LT MCA

93.9298 ± 32.84262

90.9167 ± 26.27982

97.3 ± 34.9

0.767

not significant

RT DICA

97.1579 ± 21.88998

84.1667 ± 21.43842

104.93 ± 22.46

0.015

Significant

LT DICA

89.1579 ± 24.95051

84.19 ± 18.82

69.5 ± 22.33424

0.014

Significant

RT ACA

96.6327 ± 31.54738

86.4444 ± 30.42249

87.69 ± 21.44

0.375

not significant

LT ACA

98.8776 ± 44.39202

81 ± 22.19234

86.67 ± 29.68

0.245

not significant

RT PCA

90.1633 ± 30.98074

72.5556 ± 23.53779

95.92 ± 27.52

0.112

not significant

LT PCA

84.4694 ± 29.53254

67.6667 ± 30.7693

90.03 ± 34.78

0.125

not significant

  1. Rt right, Lt Left, MCA middle cerebral artery, DICA distal internal carotid artery, ACA anterior cerebral