TABLE III.

Treatments and Outcomes for Children With Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) or Seasonal Influenza and Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), Johns Hopkins Hospital 1993–2011

Variable	RSV n = 64	Influenza n = 91	P-Value
Acute chest syndrome	26% (15/58)	15% (13/84)	0.13
Hospital admission	100%	89%	0.006
Intensive care	5%	3%	0.69
Ventilatory support	5%	0%	0.07
Acute transfusion PRBC*	13%	15%	0.65
Therapy with antiviral agents	5%	40%	<0.0001
Therapy with antibacterial agents	100%	97%	0.27
Therapy with bronchodilators	50%	40%	0.25
Length of stay (days)**	2 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	0.15
Hospital charges ($)**	4,599 (3,352, 6,424)	4,603 (3,117, 6,695)	0.54

^*Indicates packed red blood cells.

^**Indicates median (interquartile range).