2020
Should young children with sickle cell disease and an available human leukocyte antigen identical sibling donor be offered hematopoietic cell transplantation?
Krishnamurti L. Should young children with sickle cell disease and an available human leukocyte antigen identical sibling donor be offered hematopoietic cell transplantation? Hematology/Oncology And Stem Cell Therapy 2020, 13: 53-57. PMID: 32202246, DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2019.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseQuality of lifeOverall survivalCell transplantationCell diseaseYoung childrenHLA-identical siblingsHuman leukocyte antigenSevere clinical presentationAvailable human leukocyte antigenFree survivalOrgan dysfunctionClinical presentationLeukocyte antigenIdentical siblingsPremature mortalityAvailable HLAYounger ageTransplantationHLAAgeDiseaseChildrenSurvival
2019
Associated Co-Morbidities, Healthcare Utilization, and Mortality in Hospitalized Children and Adults with Hemophilia in the United States: Updated Nationally Representative Estimates and a Comparative Analysis
Gupta A, Hannan A, Maini R, Bitner S, Stone S, Regmi M, Tobian A, Josephson C, Krishnamurti L, Takemoto C, Goel R. Associated Co-Morbidities, Healthcare Utilization, and Mortality in Hospitalized Children and Adults with Hemophilia in the United States: Updated Nationally Representative Estimates and a Comparative Analysis. Blood 2019, 134: 4711. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-123161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongestive heart failureNationwide Inpatient SampleMedian hospital chargesHepatitis CMedian ageHIV/AIDSHospital dischargeInpatient mortalityHeart failureCommon diagnosisHealthcare utilizationHaemophilia patientsHospital chargesMortality rateHemophilia AUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleYounger ageCommon discharge diagnosesMost hemophilia patientsNon-bleeding complicationsInpatient mortality rateHepatitis C casesCentral line infectionsCoronary artery diseaseInsurance coverage