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December 8, 2025Blood

Closing the gap in vaso-occlusive episode triage for sickle cell patients: A quality improvement initiative

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CGChristopher GriggsDJDaniella James

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Overview

Quality initiative improves triage rates in sickle cell disease patients with vaso-occlusive episodes, suggesting better pain management outcomes.

Key Points

  • Severe improvements in triage assignment were observed with 61% ESI Level 2 after intervention.
  • Education for ED clinicians addressed gaps in pain management for sickle cell disease patients.
  • The paired samples t-test revealed a significant p-value of 0.000004, indicating effective intervention improvements.
  • Educating triage nurses in identified outlier EDs may enhance equity and reduce patient mortality risk.

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Griggs et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f7f4fa91c937236e59ehttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-6154
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