The association between timely opioid administration and hospitalization in children with sickle cell disease presenting to the emergency department in acute pain.

Cagla S MusluMatthew KopetskyMark NimmerAlexis VisotckyRaphael FraserDavid C Brousseau

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2020)

This study suggests an association between children with SCD receiving a second dose within 30 minutes of the first opioid dose and decreased hospitalizations.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
emergency department
young adults
liver failure
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
neuropathic pain
drug induced
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
acute respiratory distress syndrome