Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/American Society of Hematology

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Articles of interest

Articles relating to American Society of Hematology content
article	traffic	pageview count*	example month	sources cited	change summary
American Society of Hematology	chart	455	January 2013
Red blood cell	chart	114867	January 2013
Hemoglobin	chart	179172	January 2013
Anemia	chart	195396	January 2013
Blood transfusion	chart	53452	January 2013
Thrombophilia	chart	14511	January 2013	2	"when a patient is experiencing transient major risk factors ... testing for thrombophilia is not appropriate..."
Venous thrombosis	chart	13006	January 2013
Inferior vena cava filter	chart	16183	January 2013
Prothrombin complex concentrate	chart	3722	January 2013
Blood plasma	chart	58987	January 2013
Vitamin K antagonist	chart	4501	January 2013
international normalized ratio, Prothrombin time	chart	106338	January 2013
vitamin K	chart	121230	January 2013
Aggressive lymphoma	chart	277	January 2013
Prothrombin complex concentrate	chart	3722	January 2013
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	chart	67911	January 2013
X-ray computed tomography	chart	116006	January 2013

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References

American Society of Hematology (September 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American Society of Hematology, retrieved 10 December 2013, which cites

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   • Retter, A.; Wyncoll, D.; Pearse, R.; Carson, D.; McKechnie, S.; Stanworth, S.; Allard, S.; Thomas, D.; Walsh, T.; British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2013). "Guidelines on the management of anaemia and red cell transfusion in adult critically ill patients". British Journal of Haematology. 160 (4): 445–464. doi:10.1111/bjh.12143. PMID 23278459.
2. • Chong, L. -Y.; Fenu, E.; Stansby, G.; Hodgkinson, S.; Guideline Development, G. (2012). "Management of venous thromboembolic diseases and the role of thrombophilia testing: Summary of NICE guidance". BMJ. 344: e3979. doi:10.1136/bmj.e3979. PMID 22740565.
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3. • Dupras D; Bluhm J; Felty C; Hansen C; Johnson T; Lim K; Maddali S; Marshall P; Messner P; Skeik N (January 2013), Health Care Guideline - Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Treatment, Bloomington, Minnesota: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, retrieved 10 December 2013
   • Kearon, C.; Akl, E. A.; Comerota, A. J.; Prandoni, P.; Bounameaux, H.; Goldhaber, S. Z.; Nelson, M. E.; Wells, P. S.; Gould, M. K.; Dentali, F.; Crowther, M.; Kahn, S. R.; American College of Chest Physicians (2012). "Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease". Chest. 141 (2_suppl): e419S–e494S. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2301. PMC 3278049. PMID 22315268.
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   • Jaff, M. R.; McMurtry, M. S.; Archer, S. L.; Cushman, M.; Goldenberg, N.; Goldhaber, S. Z.; Jenkins, J. S.; Kline, J. A.; Michaels, A. D.; Thistlethwaite, P.; Vedantham, S.; White, R. J.; Zierler, B. K. (2011). "Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association". Circulation. 123 (16): 1788–1830. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e318214914f. PMID 21422387.
4. • Holbrook, A.; Schulman, S.; Witt, D. M.; Vandvik, P. O.; Fish, J.; Kovacs, M. J.; Svensson, P. J.; Veenstra, D. L.; Crowther, M.; Guyatt, G. H.; American College of Chest Physicians (2012). "Evidence-Based Management of Anticoagulant Therapy". Chest. 141 (2_suppl): e152S–e184S. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2295. PMC 3278055. PMID 22315259.
   • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (June 2013). SIGN 129: Antithrombotics: indications and management. Healthcare Improvement Scotland. ISBN 9781905813919. Retrieved 10 December 2013. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
5. • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2013), National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines in oncology (NCCN Guidelines): non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (PDF), Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: National Comprehensive Cancer Network, retrieved 5 December 2013
   • Lin, T. L.; Kuo, M. C.; Shih, L. Y.; Dunn, P.; Wang, P. N.; Wu, J. H.; Tang, T. C.; Chang, H.; Hung, Y. S.; Lu, S. C. (2012). "Value of surveillance computed tomography in the follow-up of diffuse large B-cell and follicular lymphomas". Annals of Hematology. 91 (11): 1741–1745. doi:10.1007/s00277-012-1508-0. PMID 22729139.
   • Guppy, A. E.; Tebbutt, N. C.; Norman, A.; Cunningham, D. (2003). "The Role of Surveillance CT Scans in Patients with Diffuse Large B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma". Leukemia & Lymphoma. 44 (1): 123–125. doi:10.1080/1042819021000040323. PMID 12691151.
   • Shenoy, P.; Sinha, R.; Tumeh, J. W.; Lechowicz, M. J.; Flowers, C. (2010). "Surveillance Computed Tomography Scans for Patients with Lymphoma: Is the Risk Worth the Benefits?". Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia. 10 (4): 270–277. doi:10.3816/CLML.2010.n.056. PMID 20709663.

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