2020
Patient and family experience with chronic transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease: A qualitative study
Hawkins L, Sinha C, Ross D, Yee M, Quarmyne M, Krishnamurti L, Bakshi N. Patient and family experience with chronic transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease: A qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics 2020, 20: 172. PMID: 32305060, PMCID: PMC7165370, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02078-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic transfusion therapySickle cell diseaseTransfusion therapyCell diseaseHealthcare providersPrevention of complicationsFamily experiencesStroke preventionVenous accessPatient knowledgeChildren 12Future studiesPatient participantsChelation therapySignificant patientFamily burdenSubstantial burdenPatient experiencePatientsSemi-structured interview formatTherapyComplicationsResultsFour themesBurdenInformed decision-making process
2005
Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Clinical Characteristics and Co-Morbidities.
Ambrusko S, Gunawardena S, Sakara A, Windsor B, Lanford L, Michelson P, Krishnamurti L. Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Clinical Characteristics and Co-Morbidities. Blood 2005, 106: 3791. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.3791.3791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePulmonary hypertensionCell diseaseSilent strokeHepatitis CClinical characteristicsAplastic crisisCerebrovascular diseaseTransfusion therapyNocturnal enuresisTR jetTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityChronic transfusion programMoya-Moya syndromeTR jet velocityAcute chest syndromeElevated total bilirubinRestrictive lung diseaseMajority of patientsObstructive sleep apneaRegurgitant jet velocityCell-directed therapiesMiddle cerebral arteryRetrospective case reviewSickle cell patients