Shapiro B S
Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1989 Aug;36(4):1029-45. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36735-9.
For people with sickle cell disease, vaso-occlusive crisis pain is a frequently encountered problem that poses unique and often perplexing challenges in management. This article reviews the natural history of vaso-occlusive crisis and discusses intervention appropriate for the care of patients with pain due to this chronic illness.