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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Pediatric sickle cell outpatient pain management: A quality improvement initiative

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AHAnne L. HarveySDSara M. DrydenSSSarah Schear

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Overview

Quality improvement initiatives enhance pain management in pediatric sickle cell disease, suggesting better outcomes for patients and caregivers.

Key Points

  • Pain management in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease improved significantly after implementing individualized pain plans.
  • Quality improvement project increased phone consultations for pain management from 0.8 to 2.7 per month after intervention.
  • An interdisciplinary team utilized guidelines for creating comprehensive home pain plans to aid patients with sickle cell disease.
  • Implementing these pain plans may reduce emergency department visits and ultimately decrease hospital admissions for pediatric patients.],

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Harvey et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f444fa91c937236d5b3https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-2592
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