A specialized inpatient sickle cell disease (SCD) consult service led to improved pain management, shorter hospital stays and expanded use of individualized pain plans for patients with SCD.
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Lead study author Lana Mucalo, MD, discusses her team’s study examining the prevalence of opioid-related mortality in patients with sickle cell disease from 2013 to 2019. She presented her research at the...
In this episode, Nirmish Shah, MD, speaks about updates in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), including the clinical utility, side effects, and appropriate monitoring of crizanlizumab, voxelotor,...
In this episode, Sherif M. Badawy, MD, MS, speaks about strategies for optimizing iron chelation in sickle cell disease management from pediatric through adult care. Dr Badawy also presented this topic at...
<p>Dr Shaina Willen from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses her latest research on the interaction between obstructive sleep apnea and pain in children with sickle cell anemia.</p>
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