2018
Presence of pain on three or more days of the week is associated with worse patient reported outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Ross D, Krishnamurti L. Presence of pain on three or more days of the week is associated with worse patient reported outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease. Journal Of Pain Research 2018, 11: 313-318. PMID: 29445298, PMCID: PMC5810514, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s150065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPresence of painSickle cell diseaseChronic SCD painPatient-reported outcomesPain interferenceSCD painMore daysPROMIS scoresChronic painUnadjusted analysesCell diseaseAddiction Clinical Trial Translations Innovations OpportunitiesWorse pain interferenceCore diagnostic criteriaShort-form instrumentEpisodic painPain scoresChronic migraineMajority of daysImpaired qualityProspective studyPhysical functionWorse patientPhysical functioningClinical definition
2017
Novel Metrics in the Longitudinal Evaluation of Pain Data in Sickle Cell Disease
Bakshi N, Smith M, Ross D, Krishnamurti L. Novel Metrics in the Longitudinal Evaluation of Pain Data in Sickle Cell Disease. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2017, 33: 517-527. PMID: 27584817, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum daily painSickle cell diseasePain intensity dataChronic painCell diseasePain dataInterindividual variationMaximum daily pain scoresPatient-reported end pointsDaily pain scoresPain-free daysInterventional clinical trialsBurden of painPeriod of hospitalizationElectronic pain diaryDiary daysHealth care providersPain burdenPain scoresPain diaryPain intensityDaily painSCD patientsPain trendsClinical trials
2014
Impact 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