1. Hydroxyurea and Acute Painful Crises in Sickle Cell Anemia: Effects on Hospital Length of Stay and Opioid Utilization During Hospitalization, Outpatient Acute Care Contacts, and at Home 
Samir K. Ballas, MD, FACP, Robert L. Bauserman, PhD, William F. McCarthy, PhD, Oswaldo L. Castro, MD, Wally R. Smith, MD, Myron A. Waclawiw, PhD 
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages (December 2010)
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2. Fig. 1 Utilization of oral opioids at home.
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3. Fig. 2
Utilization of each parenteral opioid by crisis location. The mean daily dose of each opioid (before equianalgesic transformation) is shown for inpatient crises only.
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