Mechanisms of nocturnal oxyhemoglobin de
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Joshua P. Needleman; Maria E. Franco; Laurie Varlotta; Darcy Reber-Brodecki; Nan
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Oxyhemoglobin desaturation in patients with sickle cell disease has been proposed as a possible mechanism in the initiaton of vasco-occlusive pain crises. Nocturnal oxyhemoglobin desaturation (NOD) has been described with a prevalence of up to 40% in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease