Long‐term red cell transfusion vs no transfusion: Stroke
- Population
- individuals with sickle cell disease who are at risk of a primary stroke who have had long‐term red cell transfusions to prevent a stroke
- Intervention
- Long‐term red cell transfusion
- Comparison
- no transfusion
- Outcome
- Stroke
It is very uncertain whether long‐term red cell transfusion changes clinical stroke compared with no transfusion (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Long‐term red cell transfusion vs no transfusion Clinical stroke · individuals with sickle cell disease who are at risk of a primary stroke who have had long‐term red cell transfusions… It is very uncertain whether long‐term red cell transfusion changes clinical stroke compared with no transfusion (very low certainty). Blood transfusion for preventing primary and secondary stroke in people with sickle cell disease (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.22 [0.01, 4.35] | 1 study · 79 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion for preventing primary and secondary stroke in people with sickle cell disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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