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March 27, 2018 News by Patricia Inácio, PhD

Sickle Cell Patients at Higher Risk for ER Readmission, Hospitalization, Study Finds

Patients with sickle cell disease show the highest rates of readmission and hospitalization within 30 days of being discharged from an emergency department, a single-center study found. The study, “Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department After Referral for Hospitalist Admission,” was published in The American Journal of Managed…

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