Meeting
Abstract Number: 431
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: A vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) is a common complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). The most common presentation of VOE is pain that, if undertreated, can lead to life-threatening complications. Nearly all persons with SCD will have a VOE, however, data show that patients frequently receive inadequate analgesia when being treated for acute pain related […]