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Development of a Calculator to Determine Individualized Opioid Doses for Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes for Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Kavanagh, PL; Strouse, JJ; Paice, JA; Ibemere, SO; Tanabe, P
Published in: Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
January 2025

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-limiting multisystem disease primarily affecting individuals of African and Latinx descent. Its most common complication is painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs), which is also the most common reason individuals with SCD seek care in the emergency department (ED). National guidelines recommend the use of standardized approaches to pain management in the ED, preferably using pain management plans tailored to each patient. However, no standard approach to developing these plans exists. This article describes the development of an opioid calculator to help SCD clinicians create individualized plans to better manage acute painful VOE in the ED setting.

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Published In

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf

DOI

EISSN

1938-131X

Publication Date

January 2025

Volume

51

Issue

1

Start / End Page

74 / 79

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Pain Management
  • Pain
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Kavanagh, P. L., Strouse, J. J., Paice, J. A., Ibemere, S. O., & Tanabe, P. (2025). Development of a Calculator to Determine Individualized Opioid Doses for Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes for Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf, 51(1), 74–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.10.002

Published In

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf

DOI

EISSN

1938-131X

Publication Date

January 2025

Volume

51

Issue

1

Start / End Page

74 / 79

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Pain Management
  • Pain
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services