2021
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes among Medicaid and Privately Insured Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Mupfudze T, Meyer C, Preussler J, Mau L, Bolon Y, Steinert P, Arnold S, Saber W, Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes among Medicaid and Privately Insured Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 685.e1-685.e8. PMID: 33895405, PMCID: PMC8680220, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-free survivalSickle cell diseaseHematopoietic cell transplantation outcomesSignificant between-group differencesGraft failureOverall survivalChronic GVHDCell transplantation outcomesBetween-group differencesAcute GVHDCumulative incidenceAlloHCT outcomesTransplantation outcomesInsurance statusCell diseaseAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation outcomesLower event-free survivalPrivate insuranceRecipients of MedicaidProportion of patientsRetrospective multicenter studyKaplan-Meier methodPrivate insurance groupMarrow Transplant ResearchHealth insurance status
2009
National Burden of Emergency Department Care for Sickle Disease: Impact of Age, Insurance Status, Income, Hospital Type and Location On Subsequent Hospital Admission.
Goel R, Viswanathan P, Krishnamurti L. National Burden of Emergency Department Care for Sickle Disease: Impact of Age, Insurance Status, Income, Hospital Type and Location On Subsequent Hospital Admission. Blood 2009, 114: 2488. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.2488.2488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNationwide Emergency Department SampleSickle cell diseaseEmergency department careED visitsNational burdenInsurance statusHospital typeICD-9-CM diagnosis codesState Emergency Department DatabasesPayer ED databaseSubsequent hospital admissionUncomplicated pain crisisED visit dataProportion of patientsEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department DatabasesHospital-based EDsState Inpatient DatabasesHigh-quality careImpact of agePain crisisSubsequent hospitalizationSuch potential factorDiagnosis patientsPatient age