2023
Sex and frequency of pain episodes are associated with acute pain trajectories in adolescents with sickle cell disease
Astles R, Liu Z, Gillespie S, Lai K, Maillis A, Morris C, Lane P, Krishnamurti L, Bakshi N. Sex and frequency of pain episodes are associated with acute pain trajectories in adolescents with sickle cell disease. PAIN Reports 2023, 8: e1084. PMID: 37559677, PMCID: PMC10409410, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher health care utilizationHealth care utilizationSickle cell diseaseAcute pain trajectoriesPain intensity scoresEmergency departmentPain trajectoriesPain episodesCell diseaseHigher mean pain intensity scoreIntensity scoresMean pain intensity scoreAcute pain episodesFrequency of painAdolescent female patientsFuture prospective studiesElectronic health recordsIntranasal opioidsPain frequencyAcute painPain intensityRetrospective reviewCare utilizationFemale patientsProspective study
2019
The Relationship between Mental Health, Educational Attainment, Employment Outcomes, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Harris K, Varughese T, Bauer A, Howdeshell S, Calhoun C, Abel R, King A. The Relationship between Mental Health, Educational Attainment, Employment Outcomes, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 419. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-129874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of painSickle cell diseaseSeverity of painHistory of depressionSevere painPain outcomesAnnual household incomePain crisisPain frequencyCell diseaseSocioeconomic statusMultivariate analysisSeverity of SCDSignificant associationEmployment statusMental healthHigher pain frequencyHospital admission frequencyEnd-organ damageFrequency of painVariety of complicationsPatients' educational attainmentCross-sectional studyOnly significant associationPatient survey data
2009
Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES project
McClish DK, Smith WR, Dahman BA, Levenson JL, Roberts JD, Penberthy LT, Aisiku IP, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE. Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES project. Pain 2009, 145: 246-251. PMID: 19631468, PMCID: PMC2771372, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain locationPain daysPain sitesBody chartSickle Cell Disease PainFrequency of painDaily pain diarySickle cell diseasePiSCES projectPain crisisDisease painED utilizationPain diaryFrequent painHealthcare utilizationEpidemiologic descriptionTreatment optionsLower extremitiesCell diseaseUpper backPainSCD managementUnplanned utilizationSixty subjectsUnderstanding of combinations
2008
Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease
Aisiku IP, Smith WR, McClish DK, Levenson JL, Penberthy LT, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE, Roberts JD. Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 53: 587-593. PMID: 18926599, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell disease patientsHigh ED utilizersSickle cell diseaseDisease patientsEmergency departmentCell diseaseQuality of lifeFrequency of painSickle cell painDescriptors of painBaseline dataLower hematocrit levelsHealth dataPain daysMore transfusionsPain characteristicsPain crisisED utilizationLaboratory variablesHigh utilizersMore painPainHematocrit levelsPatientsSummary scales
1999
A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565. PMID: 9915448, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61950-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatientsA RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199902000-00055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatients
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