Pain Management Issues as Part of the Comprehensive Care of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Vaso-occlusive pain crisis is one of the primary complications of sickle cell disease (SCD) and is responsible for the majority of hospital visits in patients with SCD. Stints of severe pain can last for hours to days and are difficult to treat and manage, often resulting in drastically reduced quality of life.

Source: Pain Management Nursing - August 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Bhaskar V.K.S. Lakkakula, Radharani Sahoo, Henu Verma, Saikrishna Lakkakula Tags: Review Article Source Type: research