HCPLive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Final emergency department pain scores, opioid doses in the emergency department, and receipt of an opioid prescription at discharge predicted hospitalization and return visits.

Sickle Cell Disease 98

Sickle Cell Disease Hospital 98

HCPLive

MARCH 13, 2024

In a registry-based analysis, more hospitalized children with SCD and COVID-19 had severe infection requiring supplemental oxygen, compared with the general population.

COVID-19 115

COVID-19 Sickle Cell Disease Hospital 115

HCPLive

MARCH 25, 2024

Chronic kidney disease was linked to increased mortality, higher costs, and the need for mechanical ventilation among hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease.

Sickle Cell Disease 59

Sickle Cell Disease Hospital Kidney Disease Outcomes 59

HCPLive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Dexamethasone treatment was linked to worse clinical outcomes in patients with sickle cell disease hospitalized for COVID-19.

COVID-19 59

COVID-19 Sickle Cell Disease Hospital Outcomes 59

HCPLive

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Keli Coleman, MD, discusses findings from her research about the role of pain scores and opioids in predicting hospitalization and return visits in children with sickle cell disease and uncomplicated pain crises.

Sickle Cell Disease 52

Sickle Cell Disease Hospital Research 52

HCPLive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Presented at ASH 2023, opioid use disorder in sickle cell disease patients with vaso-occlusive is associated with a longer hospital stay and greater cost.

Sickle Cell Disease 52

Sickle Cell Disease Hospital 52

DAIC

MARCH 6, 2024

Patients with sickle cell disease may be at higher risk of painful crisis and DEFINITY® should be administered with caution. This approval will offer a valuable alternative to pediatric cardiologists trying to do imaging work up in challenging pediatric cardiac cases.”

Pediatrics 105

Pediatrics Ultrasound Heart Transplant Echocardiogram 105