Comprehensive integrated care for patients with sickle cell disease in a remote aboriginal tribal population in southern India
Nimgaonkar V, Krishnamurti L, Prabhakar H, Menon N. Comprehensive integrated care for patients with sickle cell disease in a remote aboriginal tribal population in southern India. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2013, 61: 702-705. PMID: 24347362, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseClinic visitsCare indicatorsCell diseaseHealthcare maintenanceHigh-quality comprehensive careComprehensive clinic visitComprehensive integrated careMedian spleen sizeAcute chest syndromeEpisodes/yearSudden unexplained deathHealthcare deliveryLow-resource settingsQuality comprehensive careChest syndromePenicillin prophylaxisPneumococcal immunizationPuerperal sepsisMesenteric infarctionMedian ageSCD careSevere anemiaActive patientsMedical recordsIs intensive monitoring during the first transfusion in pediatric patients necessary?
Berg A, Courtney R, Krishnamurti L, Triulzi D, Yazer M. Is intensive monitoring during the first transfusion in pediatric patients necessary? Hematology 2013, 19: 304-308. PMID: 24074624, DOI: 10.1179/1607845413y.0000000122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitFirst transfusionPediatric patientsElectronic medical recordsTransfusion historyICU managementTertiary care pediatric hospitalPatient's transfusion historyPatients' electronic medical recordsList of patientsBlood bank recordsICU admissionRegular wardSubsequent transfusionsSignificant hypotensionCare unitPediatric hospitalAcute reactionsMedical recordsICU teamTransfusion reactionsBlood productsSevere reactionsTransfusionPatients