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
2021
Mobility and Muscle Strength in Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Preliminary Report from Sickle Transplant Evaluation of Longterm and Late Effects Registry (STELLaR)
Veludhandi A, John T, Bakshi N, Arnold S, Bhatia M, Lane P, Meacham L, Khemani K, Chaudhury S, Olowoselu F, Kasow K, Hsieh M, Abraham A, Guilcher G, Krishnamurti L. Mobility and Muscle Strength in Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Preliminary Report from Sickle Transplant Evaluation of Longterm and Late Effects Registry (STELLaR). Blood 2021, 138: 3030. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-152383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseMuscle strengthCGVHD symptomsHCT recipientsCell transplantationPhysical fitnessYoung adultsPost-HCTChronic graftHost diseaseMarrow transplantationGrip strengthTUG scoresRisk factorsCell diseasePathophysiology of SCDJournal of ParenteralCardiometabolic risk factorsLong-term survivorsHand-grip dynamometryHand grip strengthCross-sectional studyHandgrip strength testYears of age
2018
Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease. Journal Of Pain Research 2018, 11: 947-953. PMID: 29773954, PMCID: PMC5947835, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s151198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePoor health-related qualityHealth-related qualityHealth care utilizationPoor HRQOLPain intensityCare utilizationCell diseaseDepressive symptomsPrior health care utilizationPsychological factorsPain-related outcomesRace-matched controlsCross-sectional studyQuality of lifePaucity of dataSCD outcomesPain burdenPediatric patientsRed blood cellsPain interferenceMultisystem involvementPain phenotypingHRQoLPsychological covariates