2023
Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso‐occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective
Rees C, Brousseau D, Ahmad F, Bennett J, Bhatt S, Bogie A, Brown K, Casper T, Chapman L, Chumpitazi C, Cohen D, Dampier C, Ellison A, Grasemann H, Hatabah D, Hickey R, Hsu L, Bakshi N, Leibovich S, Patil P, Powell E, Richards R, Sarnaik S, Weiner D, Morris C, Group and PECARN T. Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso‐occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. American Journal Of Hematology 2023, 98: 620-627. PMID: 36606705, PMCID: PMC10023395, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaso-occlusive pain episodesSickle cell diseaseIntranasal fentanylEmergency departmentTreatment of childrenMulticenter studyCell diseaseAcademic pediatric emergency departmentOutcome of dischargeVaso-occlusive painAcute care settingPediatric emergency departmentSickling of erythrocytesCross-sectional studyEmergency medicine perspectivePain episodesParenteral analgesicsIntravenous accessMedian ageAdjusted oddsMultivariable associationsFentanylRapid onsetEase of deliveryLogistic regression
2022
Multimodal phenotyping and correlates of pain following hematopoietic cell transplant in children with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Astles R, Chou E, Hurreh A, Sil S, Sinha C, Sanders K, Peddineni M, Gillespie S, Keesari R, Krishnamurti L. Multimodal phenotyping and correlates of pain following hematopoietic cell transplant in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2022, 70: e30046-e30046. PMID: 36322607, PMCID: PMC9820671, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantPatient-reported outcomesSickle cell diseaseYear post-HCTPost-HCTExperimental pain sensitivitySickle cell anemiaCell transplantPain thresholdPain sensitivityCell diseaseCorrelates of painPressure pain thresholdHealth-related qualityCold pain thresholdAssessment of painPsychological factorsUnderstanding of painEffect sizePain assessmentObservational studySevere genotypePainCell anemiaOptional substudiesAdherence to NHLBI guidelines for the emergent management of vaso‐occlusive episodes in children with sickle cell disease: A multicenter perspective
Rees C, Brousseau D, Ahmad F, Bennett J, Bhatt S, Bogie A, Brown K, Casper T, Chapman L, Chumpitazi C, Cohen D, Dampier C, Ellison A, Grasemann H, Hickey R, Hsu L, Lane P, Bakshi N, Leibovich S, Patil P, Powell E, Richards R, Sarnaik S, Weiner D, Morris C, Group and PECARN T. Adherence to NHLBI guidelines for the emergent management of vaso‐occlusive episodes in children with sickle cell disease: A multicenter perspective. American Journal Of Hematology 2022, 97: e412-e415. PMID: 36054566, PMCID: PMC9561082, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26696.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Safety of intravenous arginine therapy in children with sickle cell disease hospitalized for vaso‐occlusive pain: A randomized placebo‐controlled trial in progress
Reyes L, Figueroa J, Leake D, Khemani K, Kumari P, Bakshi N, Lane P, Dampier C, Morris C. Safety of intravenous arginine therapy in children with sickle cell disease hospitalized for vaso‐occlusive pain: A randomized placebo‐controlled trial in progress. American Journal Of Hematology 2021, 97: e21-e24. PMID: 34724240, PMCID: PMC8722015, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraindividual pain variability and phenotypes of pain in sickle cell disease: a secondary analysis from the Pain in Sickle Cell Epidemiology Study
Bakshi N, Gillespie S, McClish D, McCracken C, Smith W, Krishnamurti L. Intraindividual pain variability and phenotypes of pain in sickle cell disease: a secondary analysis from the Pain in Sickle Cell Epidemiology Study. Pain 2021, 163: 1102-1113. PMID: 34538841, PMCID: PMC9100443, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseSickle Cell Epidemiology StudyOpioid useMean painPain variabilityPhysical functionPain intensityPain phenotypesPatient outcomesCell diseaseEpidemiology studiesHigher mean painLower mean painLow physical functionHealth-related qualityHealth care utilizationHigher physical functionProportion of daysSomatic symptom burdenSymptom burdenCare utilizationPainSecondary analysisSpearman rank correlationHigh temporal instability
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
2015
Development, Content Validity, and User Review of a Web-based Multidimensional Pain Diary for Adolescent and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Bakshi N, Stinson J, Ross D, Lukombo I, Mittal N, Joshi S, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Development, Content Validity, and User Review of a Web-based Multidimensional Pain Diary for Adolescent and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2015, 31: 580-590. PMID: 25565585, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseasePain diaryHealth care utilizationElectronic pain diaryYoung adultsCare utilizationCell diseasePoor health-related qualityContent validityVaso-occlusive painDaily pain diarySeverity of painHealth-related qualityPain burdenModification of itemsPain experiencePainPatientsEnd-user reviewsElectronic diaryDiseaseAdultsAdolescentsPsychometric propertiesDiary