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
2013
Catastrophizing and Depression Are Associated With a Poorer Quality Of Life In Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Shnol H, Mittal N, Joshi S, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Catastrophizing and Depression Are Associated With a Poorer Quality Of Life In Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2013, 122: 1706. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.1706.1706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseVaso-occlusive crisisQuantitative sensory testingPain Catastrophizing ScaleLife scoresSignificant negative correlationPsychological covariatesPediatric patientsCell diseaseDepression scoresTotal scoreMapi Research TrustMedian hemoglobin levelEmergency room visitsMedian depression scorePain Coping InventoryPediatric Pain Coping InventoryNegative correlationQuality of lifeGeneric QoL scalesImportant therapeutic targetExperience of painMedian total scoreChildren's Somatization InventoryPeds QL