2018
Quantitative sensory testing is feasible and is well-tolerated in patients with sickle cell disease following a vaso-occlusive episode
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Quantitative sensory testing is feasible and is well-tolerated in patients with sickle cell disease following a vaso-occlusive episode. Journal Of Pain Research 2018, 11: 435-443. PMID: 29503580, PMCID: PMC5827673, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s150066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaso-occlusive episodesQuantitative sensory testingSickle cell diseaseChronic painPain sensitivityCell diseaseSensory testingPainful vaso-occlusive episodesExperience chronic painFeasibility of recruitmentLarge prospective studiesEmergency room visitsExperimental pain sensitivityInherited blood disorderAltered painMedian agePain intensityPediatric patientsRoom visitsProspective studyInpatient hospitalizationSubset of individualsPainPatientsBlood disorders
2017
Psychological Characteristics and Pain Frequency Are Associated With Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Shnol H, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Psychological Characteristics and Pain Frequency Are Associated With Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. Journal Of Pain 2017, 18: 1216-1228. PMID: 28602692, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseExperimental pain stimuliExperimental pain sensitivityPain sensitivityPain stimuliChronic painExperimental painCell diseasePsychological characteristicsQuantitative sensory testing methodsPsychological factorsChronic SCD painMechanical temporal summationVaso-occlusive painQuantitative sensory testingSubset of patientsPain-related outcomesStudy of patientsCross-sectional assessmentChildren ages 8SCD painPain burdenPain frequencyPediatric patientsPain processing