National Burden of Emergency Department Care for Sickle Disease: Impact of Age, Insurance Status, Income, Hospital Type and Location On Subsequent Hospital Admission.
Goel R, Viswanathan P, Krishnamurti L. National Burden of Emergency Department Care for Sickle Disease: Impact of Age, Insurance Status, Income, Hospital Type and Location On Subsequent Hospital Admission. Blood 2009, 114: 2488. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.2488.2488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNationwide Emergency Department SampleSickle cell diseaseEmergency department careED visitsNational burdenInsurance statusHospital typeICD-9-CM diagnosis codesState Emergency Department DatabasesPayer ED databaseSubsequent hospital admissionUncomplicated pain crisisED visit dataProportion of patientsEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department DatabasesHospital-based EDsState Inpatient DatabasesHigh-quality careImpact of agePain crisisSubsequent hospitalizationSuch potential factorDiagnosis patientsPatient age