Pregnancy-related thromboembolism in women with sickle cell disease: An analysis of National Medicaid Data.

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy and sickle cell disease (SCD) both individually carry a risk of thromboembolism (TE). Pregnancy in people with SCD may further enhance the prothrombotic effect of the underlying disease. The objectives of this study were to determine the rate and risk factors for arterial and venous thrombosis in pregnant people with SCD. Administrative claims data from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service Analytic eXtract from 2006 to 2018 were used. The study population included people with SCD from the start of their first identified pregnancy until 1 year postpartum and a control cohort of pregnant people without SCD of similar age and race. Outcomes of interest were identified with ICD-9 or 10 codes. Logistic regression analyses were used to analyze risk factors. We id

SUBMITTER: Agarwal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592294 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature