2023
Sex and frequency of pain episodes are associated with acute pain trajectories in adolescents with sickle cell disease
Astles R, Liu Z, Gillespie S, Lai K, Maillis A, Morris C, Lane P, Krishnamurti L, Bakshi N. Sex and frequency of pain episodes are associated with acute pain trajectories in adolescents with sickle cell disease. PAIN Reports 2023, 8: e1084. PMID: 37559677, PMCID: PMC10409410, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher health care utilizationHealth care utilizationSickle cell diseaseAcute pain trajectoriesPain intensity scoresEmergency departmentPain trajectoriesPain episodesCell diseaseHigher mean pain intensity scoreIntensity scoresMean pain intensity scoreAcute pain episodesFrequency of painAdolescent female patientsFuture prospective studiesElectronic health recordsIntranasal opioidsPain frequencyAcute painPain intensityRetrospective reviewCare utilizationFemale patientsProspective study
2020
Assessment of Patient and Caregiver Attitudes and Approaches to Decision-Making Regarding Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
Bakshi N, Katoch D, Sinha C, Ross D, Quarmyne M, Loewenstein G, Krishnamurti L. Assessment of Patient and Caregiver Attitudes and Approaches to Decision-Making Regarding Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e206742. PMID: 32469414, PMCID: PMC7260617, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow transplantCaregivers of patientsSickle cell diseasePatient decision aidMarrow transplantMedian ageCurative treatmentCell diseaseGroup 2Group 1Caregiver attitudesNovel disease-modifying therapiesDisease-modifying therapiesSickle cell clinicAssessment of patientsFuture prospective studiesRandomized clinical trialsParent trialProspective studyTreatment optionsClinical trialsNeeds assessment phaseMAIN OUTCOMECell clinicPatients