A pilot study on the efficacy of ketorolac plus tramadol infusion combined with erythrocytapheresis in the management of acute severe vaso-occlusive crises and sickle cell pain [1]

Haematologica

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1389-1391

  De Franceschi, Lucia ^a,b   Finco, Gabriele ^b   Vassanelli, Aurora ^c   Zaia, Barbara ^a   Ischia, Stefano ^b   Corrocher, Roberto ^a  

^a Section of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Blood Bank   (Italy)

Author keywords

HbS; Sickle cell disease; Therapeutic erythrocytapheresis; Vaso occlusive crisis; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; METOCLOPRAMIDE; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CYTAPHERESIS; ERYTHROCYTAPHERESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYTAPHERESIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETOROLAC; MALE; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; TRAMADOL; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 9144256056     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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