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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Clinical impact of individualized care plans on management of acute pain in the emergency department for children and adults with sickle cell disease

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MVMadhav Vissa

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Overview

Analysis shows individualized care plans enhance pain scores in emergency department visits for sickle cell disease, indicating improved quality of care.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate the clinical impact of individualized care plans on managing acute pain in sickle cell disease patients in the emergency department.
  • Implemented individualized care plans in the emergency department starting October 2020.
  • Analyzed data from ED visits for patients with sickle cell disease between October 2019 and June 2024.
  • Recorded pain scores and other outcomes, using statistical methods like logistic and linear regression.
  • Encounters with individualized care plans had a 76% higher likelihood of significant pain score improvement.
  • ED length of stay was significantly shorter with individualized care plans, averaging 302 minutes compared to 360 minutes without.
  • From 2019 to 2024, the proportion of encounters with significant pain improvement increased overall, especially in those with individualized care plans.

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Madhav Vissa (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f7f4fa91c937236e54dhttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-2671
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