Open AccessEvaluation of a clinical protocol using intranasal fentanyl for treatment of vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell patients in the emergency department
Author(s) -
Hugo Paquin,
Evelyne D Trottier,
Yves D. Pastore,
Nancy Robitaille,
Marie-Joelle Dore Bergeron,
Benoît Bailey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxz022
Subject(s) - medicine , vaso occlusive crisis , emergency department , opiate , fentanyl , confidence interval , triage , anesthesia , emergency medicine , disease , sickle cell anemia , receptor , psychiatry
Vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) is one of the most frequent causes of emergency visits and admission in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).