Management of Chronic Pain in Adults Living With Sickle Cell Disease in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic
Sinha C, Bakshi N, Ross D, Krishnamurti L. Management of Chronic Pain in Adults Living With Sickle Cell Disease in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e194410. PMID: 31125105, PMCID: PMC6632133, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseOpioid epidemicOpioid usePain managementChronic painAlternative therapiesCell diseaseAfrican American race/ethnicityDisease controlVaso-occlusive painPain medication useChronic pain managementSickle cell clinicCurrent opioid epidemicRace/ethnicityOpioid dosingOpioid dosageOpioid prescriptionsAdult patientsMedian ageMedication usePersistent painComprehensive careMAIN OUTCOMEPain