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Lauren Elizabeth Siewny

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine

Selected Publications


Impact of an individualized pain plan to treat sickle cell disease vaso-occlusive episodes in the emergency department.

Journal Article Blood Adv · October 22, 2024 To address acute vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs), the leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), we conducted the clinical study, ALIGN (An Individualized Pain Plan with Patient and Provider Access fo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of an Individualized Pain Plan (IPP) for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing a Vaso-Occlusive Episode (VOE) on Patient Satisfaction and ED Provider Confidence in Treating Pain

Conference Blood · November 2, 2023 IntroductionThe leading cause of Emergency Department (ED) visits among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) is acute pain vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE's). NHLBI guidelines recomme ... Full text Cite

Charcot Neuroarthropathy of the Foot and Ankle in the Acute Setting: An Illustrative Case Report and Targeted Review.

Journal Article West J Emerg Med · September 2023 Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a rare but serious sequela of diabetes and other diseases that cause peripheral neuropathy. It is most commonly characterized by degeneration of the foot and/or ankle joints leading to progressive deformity and altered weig ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Electronic Health Record-Embedded Individualized Pain Plans for Emergency Department Treatment of Vaso-occlusive Episodes in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: Protocol for a Preimplementation and Postimplementation Study.

Journal Article JMIR research protocols · April 2021 BackgroundIndividuals living with sickle cell disease often require aggressive treatment of pain associated with vaso-occlusive episodes in the emergency department. Frequently, pain relief is poor. The 2014 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institu ... Full text Cite