Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

SCD‐related SAEs ‐ pain crisis · prevention of SCI in people with SCD and abnormal TCD velocities

It is very uncertain whether long‐term RBC transfusion changes SCD‐related SAEs ‐ pain crisis compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing silent cerebral infarcts in people with sickle cell disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.9 [0.44, 1.86]
1 study · 130 participants
Very low

SCD‐related SAEs ‐ pain crisis · prevention of SCI in people with SCD and normal TCD velocities

Long‐term RBC transfusion may leads to lower SCD‐related SAEs ‐ pain crisis compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing silent cerebral infarcts in people with sickle cell disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.4, 0.78]
1 study · 196 participants
Low

SCD‐related SAEs ‐ pain crisis · SCD‐related SAEs and clinical stroke in people with SCD at risk of stroke and no previous long‐term RBC transfusions

Long‐term RBC transfusions may leads to lower SCD‐related SAEs ‐ pain crisis compared with standard care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing silent cerebral infarcts in people with sickle cell disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.63 [0.42, 0.95]
2 studies · 326 participants
Low