Benchmarking Pain Outcomes for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized in a Tertiary Referral Pediatric Hospital

Affiliations

Abi Vijenthira: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Jennifer Stinson: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Jeremy Friedman: Department of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Lori Palozzi: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Anna Taddio: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Dennis Scolnik: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Charles Victor: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
Melanie Kirby-Allen: Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada
Fiona Campbell: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) is the most common reason for hospitalization in children with sickle cell disease.