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Effect of incentive spirometry in prevention of acute chest syndrome during painful crisis in adult sickle cell patients

To evaluate the efficacy of incentive spirometry on the incidence of ACS in adult sickle cell patients admitted with a vaso-occlusive painful crisis.

Transfusion Alternatives Pre-operatively in Sickle Cell Disease (TAPS study)
Randomised Controlled Trial

To study whether preoperative transfusion increases or decreases the likelihood of having problems after surgery