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
Use of an implantable drug delivery system for refractory chronic sickle cell pain
Smith TJ, Coyne PJ, Smith WR, Roberts JD, Smith V. Use of an implantable drug delivery system for refractory chronic sickle cell pain. American Journal Of Hematology 2005, 78: 153-154. PMID: 15682408, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable intrathecal drug delivery systemsSickle cell patientsCell patientsChronic sickle cell painIntrathecal drug delivery systemsRefractory bone painRefractory cancer painSustained-release opioidsSickle cell painRandomized clinical trialsComprehensive medical managementBone painCancer painRefractory painProspective trialSustained reliefMedical managementCancer patientsDrug delivery systemsClinical trialsPainClinical successPatientsDelivery systemImplantable drug delivery systems