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
2009
Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES project
McClish DK, Smith WR, Dahman BA, Levenson JL, Roberts JD, Penberthy LT, Aisiku IP, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE. Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES project. Pain 2009, 145: 246-251. PMID: 19631468, PMCID: PMC2771372, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain locationPain daysPain sitesBody chartSickle Cell Disease PainFrequency of painDaily pain diarySickle cell diseasePiSCES projectPain crisisDisease painED utilizationPain diaryFrequent painHealthcare utilizationEpidemiologic descriptionTreatment optionsLower extremitiesCell diseaseUpper backPainSCD managementUnplanned utilizationSixty subjectsUnderstanding of combinations