Arriel Makembi

Predictors of vaso-occlusive crisis-related emergency department encounters in children with sickle cell disease in Western French Guiana

Vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) are a major cause of emergency department (ED) utilization in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). In Western French Guiana, recurrent VOC-related ED encounters may reflect both disease severity and barriers to longitudinal preventive care. We con...