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SUBMITTER: Pecker LH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6159227 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pecker Lydia H LH Kappa Sarah S Greenfest Adam A Darbari Deepika S DS Nickel Robert Sheppard RS
The Journal of pediatrics 20180629
<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the impact of an initiative to increase hydroxyurea use among children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) who presented to the emergency department (ED).<h4>Study design</h4>This observational cohort study included children with SCA not taking hydroxyurea who presented to the ED with pain or acute chest syndrome and then attended a Quick-Start Hydroxyurea Initiation Project (Q-SHIP) session. A Q-SHIP session includes a hematologist-led discussion on hydroxyurea, a video ...[more]