Table 4.

Causes of death of the patients with sickle cell anemia.

Cause	n	%
Acute chest syndrome	71	25.27
Cardiac causes	13	4.63
Hemolytic crisis	4	1.42
Hepatic crisis	1	0.36
Infection	82	29.18
Organ damage	30	10.68
Overt stroke	33	11.74
Splenic sequestration	1	0.36
Sudden during painful crisis	26	9.25
Unknown	7	2.49
Unrelated	13	4.63
Total	281	100