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
2018
Elevated Levels of CD64 MFI on Monocyte Subsets Are Associated with a History of Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease
Curtis S, Balbuena-Merle R, Devine L, Zelterman D, Roberts J, Dearborn-Tomazos J, Sansing L, Hendrickson J. Elevated Levels of CD64 MFI on Monocyte Subsets Are Associated with a History of Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2018, 132: 1093. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of strokeSickle cell diseaseRole of monocytesIschemic strokeTotal neutrophil countComplete blood countMonocyte subsetsStroke historyNeutrophil countIntermediate monocytesMonocyte subtypesBlood countClassical monocytesCell diseaseFuture stroke riskIschemic stroke historyVaso-occlusive crisisPro-inflammatory monocytesPathophysiology of strokeCause of morbidityMultivariate logistic regressionNon-classical monocytesT-testHigh-affinity receptorStudent's t-test