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Table 4.

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of the Seven Patients Who Were Readmitted Within 72 Hours After Discharge

Patient No.	Randomization and No. of Doses Received	First Admission			Hours Elapsed Between Discharge and Readmission	Subsequent Admission
Patient No.	Randomization and No. of Doses Received	Concomitant Pain	Hospital Stay (hr)	Chest Radiograph^3-150	Hours Elapsed Between Discharge and Readmission	Reason for Readmission	Concomitant Pain	Hospital Stay (hr)	Chest Radiograph^3-151
1	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Chest, back	36	Same	27	VOC^3-152	Back, abdomen	65	ND
2	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Abdomen, chest	63	Improved	36	Stroke	Head	65	ND
3	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Chest, extremity	72	Same	15	VOC	Back	48	ND
4	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Chest	42	Same	56	VOC	Arm	88	ND
5	Dexamethasone 2 doses	Chest, back	19	Worse	58	VOC	Hand	105	Normal
6	Dexamethasone 3 doses	None	34	Improved	24	ACS	None	125	New infiltrates
7	Placebo 4 doses	Extremity	36	Improved	48	Aplastic crisis	None	33	ND

Patient No.	Randomization and No. of Doses Received	First Admission			Hours Elapsed Between Discharge and Readmission	Subsequent Admission
Patient No.	Randomization and No. of Doses Received	Concomitant Pain	Hospital Stay (hr)	Chest Radiograph^3-150	Hours Elapsed Between Discharge and Readmission	Reason for Readmission	Concomitant Pain	Hospital Stay (hr)	Chest Radiograph^3-151
1	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Chest, back	36	Same	27	VOC^3-152	Back, abdomen	65	ND
2	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Abdomen, chest	63	Improved	36	Stroke	Head	65	ND
3	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Chest, extremity	72	Same	15	VOC	Back	48	ND
4	Dexamethasone 4 doses	Chest	42	Same	56	VOC	Arm	88	ND
5	Dexamethasone 2 doses	Chest, back	19	Worse	58	VOC	Hand	105	Normal
6	Dexamethasone 3 doses	None	34	Improved	24	ACS	None	125	New infiltrates
7	Placebo 4 doses	Extremity	36	Improved	48	Aplastic crisis	None	33	ND

Abbreviations: VOC, vaso-occlusive pain crisis; ACS, acute chest syndrome; ND, not done; improved, partial or complete resolution of pulmonary infiltrates; same, no changes in pulmonary infiltrates; worse, extension of previous pulmonary infiltrates or new infiltrates.

F3-150

At the time of discharge, when compared with the admission chest radiograph.

F3-151

At the time of the second admission.

F3-152

Developed ACS during the third day of hospital course.

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