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December 8, 2025Blood

Understanding chronic pain in pediatric sickle cell disease: Insights from a retrospective chart review

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EAE AndersonSJSeethal A. Jacob

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Retrospective analysis reveals low chronic pain prevalence in pediatric sickle cell disease, highlighting treatment strategy gaps.

Key Points

  • Chronic pain affects treatment strategies and quality of life in pediatric sickle cell disease patients.
  • Retrospective chart review identified only 16 out of 412 patients with chronic pain, despite clinical indicators.
  • Patients with more hospitalizations had insufficient chronic pain recognition, indicating needs for improved care.
  • Addressing chronic pain mechanisms is critical for enhancing clinical outcomes in pediatric sickle cell disease.

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Anderson et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f7f4fa91c937236e553https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-2676
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