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Acute leukaemias among post paediatric patients at knh by prof. abinya
1. Acute leukaemias among post-paediatric
patients at Kenyatta
National Hospital in 2013-2014.
N.A.OTHIENO-ABINYA, FRCP
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE AND
THERAPEUTICS, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI.
2. Background:
Acute leukaemias are characterized by abrupt onset,
rapid downward progression and death within
weeks if not effectively treated
. Their proper management is usually demanding, and
requires a dedicated unit with excellent hygiene,
effective antimicrobials, dedicated staff and a
responsive blood donor service capable of delivering
blood and blood products at short notice.
3. Objectives:
In 1991 we published a paper on the poor outcome of
acute leukaemias at KNH.
Two decades later the prevailing conditions by then
don’t seem to have changed significantly.
In an ongoing study on myelodysplastic syndromes
and acute leukaemias among patients aged 13 years
and above, we carried out an interim analysis on
treatment outcomes.
11. Conclusion:
The outcome for acute leukaemia in 2013/2014 has not
changed from the early 1990s. Lack of blood was
commonest cause of death.
Induction deaths characterized AML while relapses
and deaths were common in ALL.
12. Comments
Anaemia could have been prevented more easily with
a responsive blood donor service.
Common causes of death in acute leukaemia such as
thrombocytopenic bleeding and septic neutropenia
could have emerged in the next stage if anaemia had
been corrected.
All major /teaching hospitals need dedicated
leukaemia services, with paid-up blood donor
services to be considered.