L-Glutamine and Reduced Hospitalization Related to VOC

• Systematic Review of l-glutamine for Prevention of Vaso-occlusive Pain Crisis in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

  • 2019-10-09
  • Systematic Review
  • Pharmacotherapy 39(11)
  • • Nicole E Cieri-Hutcherson
    • Timothy C Hutcherson
    • Erin E Conway-Habes
    • Brianna N Burns
    • Nathan A White

  • PubMed: 31505045
  • DOI: 10.1002/phar.2329

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Hospitalization Related to VOC

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Rate of VOC and related hospitalizations were reduced in patients receiving l-glutamine

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes