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December 8, 2025Blood

Improvement of sickle cell disease care mitigates the healthcare utilization induced by increased prevalence: Experience of a tertiary pediatric center

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NFNatalie FournierVAValérie ArsenaultSFStéphanie Forté

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Overview

Retrospective review shows reduced healthcare utilization with enhanced sickle cell disease care in children, indicating the effectiveness of interventions.

Key Points

  • This research aimed to analyze the healthcare utilization trends in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease over 15 years.
  • Retrospective review of healthcare utilization markers for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease from 2009 to 2024.
  • Included data from a tertiary pediatric care center in Canada.
  • Analyzed changes in emergency and hematology departments following quality improvement projects.
  • The number of pediatric patients with sickle cell disease increased from 221 to 499 between 2009 and 2024.
  • There was a significant rise in annual outpatient visits from 1207 to 1769 and ED visits from 192 to 526.
  • Hospitalizations remained stable, but the average number of outpatient visits and transfusions per patient decreased.

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Fournier et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624d44fa91c937236cfbehttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-6532
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