Does e-pain plan improve management of sickle cell disease associated vaso-occlusive pain crisis? A mixed methods evaluation
Kato-Lin Y, Krishnamurti L, Padman R, Seltman H. Does e-pain plan improve management of sickle cell disease associated vaso-occlusive pain crisis? A mixed methods evaluation. International Journal Of Medical Informatics 2014, 83: 814-824. PMID: 25179666, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaso-occlusive pain crisesSickle cell diseasePain managementMixed-methods evaluationPain crisisEmergency departmentHealth information technologyCell diseaseInpatient unitSickle cell disease patientsIndividualized pain plansAnalgesic ordersPain planED visitsFirst dosePediatric patientsChildren's HospitalDisease patientsHigh baseline performanceClinicians insightNurses' perspectivesPatient recordsHealth information systemsSimple interventionCare qualityImpact of individualized pain plan on the emergency management of children with sickle cell disease
Krishnamurti L, Smith‐Packard B, Gupta A, Campbell M, Gunawardena S, Saladino R. Impact of individualized pain plan on the emergency management of children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2014, 61: 1747-1753. PMID: 24962217, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaso-occlusive crisisSickle cell diseaseIndividualized pain plansPain management planEmergency departmentPain managementPain planPatient satisfactionCell diseaseRate of hospitalizationWong-Baker scaleRate of admissionHealth Information DatabaseBaker scalePain scoresED visitsReadmission ratesChildren's HospitalED managementAvoidable hospitalizationsPatient responsePatientsComparable hospitalsHospitalHigh levels