2021
Non-crisis related pain occurs in adult patients with sickle cell disease despite chronic red blood cell exchange transfusion therapy
Curtis SA, Raisa BM, Roberts JD, Hendrickson JE, Starrels J, Lesley D, Michelle D, Daniel Z, Brandow AM. Non-crisis related pain occurs in adult patients with sickle cell disease despite chronic red blood cell exchange transfusion therapy. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2021, 61: 103304. PMID: 34782244, PMCID: PMC9838733, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic exchange transfusionsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationExchange transfusionPain impactDisease characteristicsChronic red blood cell transfusionsRed blood cell transfusionLower health care utilizationSickle Cell Disease PainExchange transfusion therapyAcute care utilizationBlood cell transfusionSimilar disease characteristicsPatient-reported outcomesLength of staySickle cell diseaseQuality of lifeCause admissionsCell transfusionNeuropathic painOpioid prescriptionsWorst painAcute painAdult patients
2020
Daily Cannabis Users with Sickle Cell Disease Show Fewer Admissions than Others with Similar Pain Complaints
Curtis SA, Brandow AM, DeVeaux M, Zeltermam D, Devine L, Roberts JD. Daily Cannabis Users with Sickle Cell Disease Show Fewer Admissions than Others with Similar Pain Complaints. Cannabis And Cannabinoid Research 2020, 5: 255-262. PMID: 32923662, PMCID: PMC7480712, DOI: 10.1089/can.2019.0036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseDaily cannabis usersAnnual emergency room visitsSevere pain crisesEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationCannabis usersCross-sectional studyPatient-reported measuresQuality of lifeSimilar disease severityHydroxyurea usePain crisisPain complaintsHospital admissionCare utilizationRoom visitsPain impactSeverity scoreDisease showAnnual admissionsCell diseaseER useDaily cannabisDisease severity
2018
Medical Marijuana for Sickle Cell Disease: Results of Two Years of Certification in an Adult Sickle Cell Center
Curtis S, Lew D, Spodick J, Roberts J. Medical Marijuana for Sickle Cell Disease: Results of Two Years of Certification in an Adult Sickle Cell Center. Blood 2018, 132: 858. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-118290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseAcute service utilizationOral morphine equivalentsPrevious marijuana useOpioid useDaily opioid useService utilizationHospital admissionAdmission ratesHydroxyurea useChronic painInsurance typeAcute servicesCell diseaseAcute care service utilizationTotal oral morphine equivalentsBaseline opioid useRegular clinic visitsPrescription monitoring programsMarijuana useSickle Cell CenterOnly clinical differenceQuality of lifeT-testElectronic medical records
2008
Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease
Aisiku IP, Smith WR, McClish DK, Levenson JL, Penberthy LT, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE, Roberts JD. Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 53: 587-593. PMID: 18926599, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell disease patientsHigh ED utilizersSickle cell diseaseDisease patientsEmergency departmentCell diseaseQuality of lifeFrequency of painSickle cell painDescriptors of painBaseline dataLower hematocrit levelsHealth dataPain daysMore transfusionsPain characteristicsPain crisisED utilizationLaboratory variablesHigh utilizersMore painPainHematocrit levelsPatientsSummary scales
2005
Health related quality of life in sickle cell patients: The PiSCES project
McClish DK, Penberthy LT, Bovbjerg VE, Roberts JD, Aisiku IP, Levenson JL, Roseff SD, Smith WR. Health related quality of life in sickle cell patients: The PiSCES project. Health And Quality Of Life Outcomes 2005, 3: 50. PMID: 16129027, PMCID: PMC1253526, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-3-50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeEmotional role functionBodily painMental healthRole functionPhysical functionGeneral healthCell diseaseSickle Cell Epidemiology StudySickle cell disease patientsBackgroundSickle cell diseaseHealth-related qualityMedical Outcomes StudySF-36 subscalesGeneral health subscaleSickle cell patientsChronic disease cohortsSickle cell diseaseCystic fibrosis patientsPiSCES projectAsthma patientsLower HRQoLPain levelsDialysis patientsHemodialysis patients