Table 4 Circumstances of death in... | American Society of Hematology

Table 4

Circumstances of death in patients 18 years or older and the relationship to transition to adult care

Patient no.	Age at transition, y	Age at death, y	Chronic complication of sickle cell disease	Circumstances of death
1	N/A*	18.8	Renal failure; dialysis	Found dead at home
2	17.9	19.2	None known	Acute chest syndrome
3	18.0	18.3	None known	Acute chest syndrome−refused transfusion (Jehovah's Witness)
4	18.2	20.6	None known	Fell in hospital while pregnant−cerebral hemorrhage
5	18.3	19.3	None known	Acute chest syndrome complicated by multiorgan failure syndrome
6	18.4	23.7	None known	Presumed stroke†
7	18.5	18.7	None known	Multiorgan failure syndrome

Patient no.	Age at transition, y	Age at death, y	Chronic complication of sickle cell disease	Circumstances of death
1	N/A*	18.8	Renal failure; dialysis	Found dead at home
2	17.9	19.2	None known	Acute chest syndrome
3	18.0	18.3	None known	Acute chest syndrome−refused transfusion (Jehovah's Witness)
4	18.2	20.6	None known	Fell in hospital while pregnant−cerebral hemorrhage
5	18.3	19.3	None known	Acute chest syndrome complicated by multiorgan failure syndrome
6	18.4	23.7	None known	Presumed stroke†
7	18.5	18.7	None known	Multiorgan failure syndrome

Not applicable: transition delayed beyond 18 years of age because of chronic renal failure.

This was the first patient in the Dallas Newborn Cohort.