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Results in children with sickle cell disease with and without asthma
| Patients with Sickle Cell & Asthma (n = 48) | Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (n = 48) | Statistical Significance | |
| Admissions for Acute Chest Syndrome | 90 | 58 | P = 0.03 |
| Number of Cerebral Vascular Accidents | 10 | 2 | P = 0.05 |
| Total Blood Transfusions | 432 | 226 | P = 0.01 |
| Chronic Blood Transfusions | 13 | 4 | P = 0.04 |
| Vaso-occlusive Pain Crises | 248 | 223 | P = 0.52 |
| Exchange Blood Transfusions | 9 | 4 | P = 0.21 |
