2018
Platelet transfusion practices in immune thrombocytopenia related hospitalizations
Goel R, Chopra S, Tobian A, Ness P, Frank S, Cushing M, Vasovic L, Kaicker S, Takemoto C, Josephson C, Nellis M, Bussel J, Krishnamurti L. Platelet transfusion practices in immune thrombocytopenia related hospitalizations. Transfusion 2018, 59: 169-176. PMID: 30520045, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet transfusion practicesImmune thrombocytopeniaPlatelet transfusionsNational Inpatient SampleAdmission diagnosisTransfusion practiceCurrent guidelinesHigher mean total hospital chargesMean total hospital chargesSmall bed size hospitalsMultivariable logistic regression analysisPayer inpatient databasePrimary admission diagnosisSurgery/procedureTotal hospital chargesMajor operative proceduresLogistic regression analysisNon-teaching hospitalsInvasive surgical proceduresHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentITP patientsClinical outcomesRelated hospitalizationsHospital charges
2010
Chronic Pain Is An Independent Predictor of Lower 6 Minute Walk Distance In Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Results From Walk-PHaSST Study
Krishnamurti L, Goel R, Castro O, Barst R, Rosenzweig E, Sachdev V, Machado R, Gibbs S, Little J, Schraufnagel D, Girgis R, Morris C, Badesch D, Lanzkron S, Goldsmith J, Gordeuk V, Kato G, Gladwin M, Hassell K. Chronic Pain Is An Independent Predictor of Lower 6 Minute Walk Distance In Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Results From Walk-PHaSST Study. Blood 2010, 116: 2658. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.2658.2658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTricuspid regurgitant velocityAcute pain crisisSickle cell diseasePain crisisChronic painExercise capacityIndependent predictorsClinical trialsCell diseaseAcute sickle cell pain crisisSickle cell pain crisisMultivariable logistic regression analysisSickle cellsAcute pain ratingsHypertension clinical trialsTrials of sildenafilDouble-blind placeboEmergency department visitsGroup of patientsMinute walk distanceWeeks of treatmentNon-drug therapyFuture clinical trialsSignificant lower odds ratioLogistic regression analysis