Characteristics of sickle cell patients with frequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Characteristics of sickle cell patients with frequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) are a hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD), and account for >90% of health care encounters for this patient population. The Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease, a large study enrolling >3000 patients, showed that the majority of SCD patients (80%) experienc...

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Main Authors: Kyle Kidwell, Camila Albo, Michael Pope, Latanya Bowman, Hongyan Xu, Leigh Wells, Nadine Barrett, Niren Patel, Amy Allison, Abdullah Kutlar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247324

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247324

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