2020
Utilization, financial outcomes and stakeholder perspectives of a re-organized adult sickle cell program
Rousseau R, Weisberg DF, Gorero J, Parwani V, Bozzo J, Kenyon K, Smith C, Cole J, Curtis S, Forray A, Roberts JD. Utilization, financial outcomes and stakeholder perspectives of a re-organized adult sickle cell program. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0236360. PMID: 32706825, PMCID: PMC7380627, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalAcute care servicesCare of adultsPoor socio-economic statusPersonalized care planSickle Cell ProgramNew Haven HospitalSingle nursing unitParenteral opioidsPain controlClinic visitsMost patientsPain managementChronic painOutpatient visitsPrimary complaintEmergency departmentPrimary careInpatient daysCare plansCare servicesSocio-economic statusNursing units
2019
Inpatient pain management in sickle cell disease
Zassman SM, Zamora FJ, Roberts JD. Inpatient pain management in sickle cell disease. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2019, 76: 1965-1971. PMID: 31605120, DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxz228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaso-occlusive crisisSickle cell diseasePatient-controlled analgesiaOral opioidsParenteral opioidsAcute painPain controlCell diseaseAverage daily pain scoreDaily pain scoresInpatient pain managementAdequate pain controlEmergency department visitsInherited blood disorderOral regimenOpioid usagePain scoresSevere painDepartment visitsHospital admissionPain managementIncremental dosesOpioidsCommon reasonPatients