Acute pain in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: Delayed and increased opioid dosing following transition to adult care

Am J Hematol. 2017 Apr;92(4):E40-E42. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24647. Epub 2017 Feb 23.

Authors

Nathan Stehouwer^{1

2}, Preston Edge², Bohyung Katie Park², Connie Piccone^{2

3}, Jane Little^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
² Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
³ Division of Hematology and Oncology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁴ University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 28066934
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24647

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acute Pain / drug therapy*
Acute Pain / etiology
Adolescent
Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage*
Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications
Anemia, Sickle Cell / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Transition to Adult Care*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid