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Table 2

Incidence of recurrent painful crises (1985-1989)

Year	Admissions,* n	Recurrent crises after discharge†
Year	Admissions,* n	Within 1 wk n (%)	Within 1 mo, n (%)
1985	209	31 (14.8)	127 (60.8)
1986	266	73 (27.4)	155 (58.3)
1987	246	67 (27.2)	157 (63.8)
1988	307	61 (20.0)	154 (50.2)
1989	427	59 (13.5)	214 (50.0)
Total	1465	291 (19.8)	807 (55.1)

Year	Admissions,* n	Recurrent crises after discharge†
Year	Admissions,* n	Within 1 wk n (%)	Within 1 mo, n (%)
1985	209	31 (14.8)	127 (60.8)
1986	266	73 (27.4)	155 (58.3)
1987	246	67 (27.2)	157 (63.8)
1988	307	61 (20.0)	154 (50.2)
1989	427	59 (13.5)	214 (50.0)
Total	1465	291 (19.8)	807 (55.1)

Opioid analgesics in the emergency room or during rehospitalization.

Adapted from Ballas and Smith⁴⁶ with permission.

Represents crisis-related admissions only.

Recurrent crises are those that required treatment with parenteral opioids.