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Table 4 Final ED diagnosis

From: The clinical presentation, utilization, and outcome of individuals with sickle cell anaemia presenting to urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Final ED Diagnosis

N = 752

% (95% CI)

Painful crisis

472

62.8 (59.3–66.2)

Malaria

176

23.4 (20.5–26.6)

Severe anaemia

117

15.6 (13.2–18.3)

Pneumonia

105

14.0 (11.7–16.6)

Acute chest syndrome

49

6.5 (5.0–8.5)

Hypoglycaemia

42

5.6 (4.2–7.5)

Urinary tract infection

41

5.5 (4.0–7.3)

Acute kidney injury

27

3.6 (2.5–5.2)

Priapism

18

2.4 (1.5–3.8)

Cerebral vascular accident

16

2.1 (1.3–3.4)