2013
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 records
2006
Structured telephone‐based outreach using nonmedical personnel can improve adherence to comprehensive care in families of children with sickle cell disease
Patik M, Phillips L, Kladny B, Captain A, Gettig E, Krishnamurti L. Structured telephone‐based outreach using nonmedical personnel can improve adherence to comprehensive care in families of children with sickle cell disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2006, 81: 462-464. PMID: 16680738, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Sickle CellChildChild Health ServicesComprehensive Health CareFamilyFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMalePatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicConceptsSickle cell diseaseComprehensive careCell diseaseNonmedical personnelHealth care resource utilizationNumber of patientsComprehensive medical careComprehensive Care ClinicHealth-related behaviorsEligible patientsCare clinicsTranscranial DopplerChildren's HospitalCare measuresFamilies of childrenLast contactPatientsMedical careSemistructured scriptCareAdherenceHospitalDiseaseMonthsMonthly intervals