Timely Analgesia, Reduced Hospitalization Rate, and Improved Economic Efficiency Following Implementation of a New Emergency Department Sickle Cell Pain Management Algorithm

Biree Andemariam^1*, Victoria Odesina², Jasmine Owarish-Gross¹, Josue Santos¹, James Grady³, Aleksandr Gorenbeyn⁴, Adam C. Powell^5,6 and William T Zempsky⁷

¹Adult Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

²Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

³Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

⁴Department of Traumatology & Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

⁵Health Informatics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

⁶Payer Provider Syndicate, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

⁷Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pain and Palliative Medicine Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Nursing, USA